Jorden Revels UNCPembroke Ericka Faircloth Clean Water for NC TribesTribal Lands Along ACP Pathway Meherrin Haliwa Saponi Coharie Lumbee Tuscarora Each shaded county has an American Indian population higher than the state average of 12 ID: 696293
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ACP Impacts on Native Ancestral Lands
Jorden Revels (UNC-Pembroke)Ericka Faircloth (Clean Water for NC)Slide2
Tribes/Tribal Lands Along ACP Pathway
MeherrinHaliwa Saponi
Coharie
Lumbee
Tuscarora
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Each shaded county has an American Indian population higher than the state average of 1.2%Slide3Slide4
NC River Basins Slide5
Ancestral Lands Along NC Rivers
Meherrin: Meherrin (upstream in Chowan River Basin) and Roanoke RiversSaponi
:
Burial/village sites along Roanoke
River
Tuscarora: Roanoke, Tar, Neuse, Cape Fear, and Northern Lumber Rivers
Waccamaw: Village sites on Neuse RiverLumbee: Cape Fear and Lumber RiversLumber RiverPhoto by:Donna ChavisSlide6Slide7
Impacts of the ACP on NC Native Peoples
The Coharie, Haliwa Saponi
and Lumbee Tribal Governments wrote comments to FERC stating that they had not been adequately engaged throughout the pre-filing and DEIS preparation process.
The ACP is proposed
to plow through wetlands which are hot spots for medicinal
plants that some of our people use today, as well as old village, burial and archeological sites.
The American Indian percentage population in NC is 1.2%, yet make up 13% of residents living in census blocks along the proposed route. 25% of the American Indians in NC live in census blocks along the proposed route. *Research by Dr. Ryan Emanuel, NC StateSlide8
Impacts of the ACP on NC Native Peoples
Destruction of waterways used for cultural ceremonies
Ignoring tribal sovereignty
Degradation of tribal identity
Dispossession of familial lands Slide9
Hurricane Matthew
Robeson County is 38% American Indian and was one of the most impacted counties in NC. It is one of the poorest counties in the US.Hurricane Matthew swept through Eastern NC on
October 8, 2016
, killing
26.
10 inches of rain fell in the area on Sept 28, then Matthew dumped another 10 - 14
inches overnight, both instances record breaking.Robeson County schools closed until October 31.Slide10Slide11
Resistance to the ACP Today in Robeson County
ACP Walks (November 2016, March 2017)Collaboration with other organizations, Facebook
Providing
testimony at
hearings and sending comments to policy-makers
Educating the public, advocating for health and the environment
EcoRobeson members led the Walk against the ACP, November 2016, Pembroke NCSlide12
Jorden RevelsEcoRobeson
jr0042@bravemail.uncp.eduEricka FairclothClean Water for NC
Ericka@cwfnc.org
919-401-9600
Photos in this presentation courtesy of
John
Whittemore, Fix Cain, Adrienne Kennedy