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UC Berkeley’s language archive breathes new life into endangered Indigenous languages

by Chioma Onyema and Scarlett Huang, for The Daily California and Contra Costa Youth Journalism August 16, 2026August 16, 2026

The California Language Archive has preserved California’s dying Indigenous languages since 1949.

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Fox News called Blues Beach a “giveaway” to tribes — the deed says the opposite

by Roger Coryell July 18, 2026July 18, 2026

The deed recorded July 6 writes into state law your right to walk on the beach, and the state even kept a trap door.

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Consultants get two weeks to bid on $50,000 tribal workforce study

by Roger Coryell July 11, 2026July 11, 2026

The Mendocino County Resource Conservation District wants a “tribally grounded” jobs strategy for the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians, Guidiville Rancheria and the Potter Valley Tribe.

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California Indigenous communities reclaim languages — and connections to their past

by Allison Herrera, Bay City News July 8, 2026July 8, 2026

For one week each summer, a language reclamation workshop brings California tribal members to UC Berkeley to do something radical: take their languages back.