The Process of Change
Importance of Local History and Why It Matters: The Legacy of Thii-y’sh
By Lori Laiwa Thomas
Healing Fort Bragg
Tanda Blu Bear
Excerpted from her speech May 17, 2024,
Town Hall, Fort Bragg
Tanda Blu Bear is of the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria, a Federally Recognized Tribe located in Sonoma County, California. She is the founder and executive director of Women With Bows and an indigenous activist.
Indigenous Life on the Mendocino Coast
Indigenous Life on the Mendocino Coast
by U’ilani Wesley
speaking at the May 17, 2024 Change Our Name Teach-in
The Hidden History of Fort Bragg - Part 2: The True Role of the Army
The Hidden History of Fort Bragg - Part 2 The True Role of the Army
What’s in a Name?
Rev. Clovice Lewis addresses the issue of changing the name of Kelseyville. Here you can see Rev. Lewis deliver his speech:
The Hidden History of Fort Bragg - Part 1: The Establishment of the Fort
The Hidden History of Fort Bragg - Part 1 The Establishment of the Fort
Guest House “Facts” Collide With History
A recent flyer labeled “Just The Facts” produced under the aegis of the Fort Bragg-Mendocino County Historical Society of Fort Bragg for distribution to visitors at the Guest House Museum purports to set the record straight on the naming of the City while simultaneously claiming to be neutral on the current renaming efforts.
Renaming and De-naming Places: From the Slater Museum to Fort Bragg, CA
Grace Eberhardt talks about her experience changing the name of a museum at her university.
Thoughts on the Citizen’s Commission
I’d like to tell you a little about my experience serving on the City Council’s citizens’ commission, share a few thoughts I developed during that work, and then ask everyone, pro or con, to think about some of the ideas that underlie this controversy.
What James Baldwin Can Teach Us
.. Baldwin says, “It is the innocence which constitutes the crime.” Then continues, “You must accept them and accept them with love, for these innocent people have no other hope. They are, in effect, still trapped in a history which they do not understand and until they understand it, they cannot be released from it.”