California: RIP: Wukchumni elder Melba Whitebird
It is with sorrow that we announce that Melba Whitebird, 60, Wukchumni elder and member of the SFK Advisory Board, passed away on Friday, Jan. 9. She was beautiful, intelligent, and talented. I have known Melba and her family since the 1970’s. Her funeral was filled with American Indian ceremony, prayers, and song that she cherished.
From Sequoia ForestKeeper <valerie@sequoiaforestkeeper.org
Thank you for this page on my mother, we are always proud of the work she accomplished for the indigenous people. Always, Jeannie white Johnson