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you, didn't I? Thank you. I No Ford. Just right. Yes. Read out. Right? Right way. Oh,

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that's Kim. Sour way. Keep coming over this way, people we're gonna be talking about, Okay? Reno County Franklin, Vice chairman Tribe. And just welcome to all of you. I I'm really just blessed that everybody's here seeing a lot of familiar faces, some faces that I can

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chuck a Latin You know who I'm pointing at and just welcome to everybody. Just I really want to thank all of you know, big job reads all of you for being here today and being a part of this historic event, and I'm not gonna speak much

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here. We're gonna go up top and I'll do my 10 cents teach up there. So down here, I just want to quickly do some recognition. We've got some elders here in the work. We're blessed to have our oldest male Helder here. And if I could ask

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this gentleman leather jacket food out of the way that you and Mr Less Maruca was here in World War Two and you know really means a lot to work, drive in the fact that he's coming down here spending some time with all of us is a

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really special thing. And we also are really blessed right now to have violent Vivian Chapel and Paris Wilder here and intend, as well as Eric Wilder and a lot of our tribal members. I'm also have one of our other council members here. Sandy Panola, who is

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one of our members at large and Eyes is making the government presence here is well, and Emilio Emilio Blanchard here is our historic preservation officer. So he's in charge of all of our cultural department and make sure that coordinates with these ladies and this gentleman over

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here. And we have a lot of past and present council members that kind of spread out here throughout the crowd. And then also, my son Clayton is here next generation future tribal council member. These reasons and way in the back back there. So So I just

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want to welcome all of you And what what Violet and Vivian and Eric were going to do here is open us up in a proper a proper Indian way with a blessing and start this festivity off, much like it was started 200 years ago, with Russia

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and speaking first. So with that, I'll turn it over to our tribal overs. Hey, shape where guy? That. But that I will introduce Russian General Counsel Vladimir Vinocur. Off you highlighted Perish Chapel is an elder with Kashia. She is an educator of a shy away. She

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teaches the religion and the geology and the history of Russia. And again, we're as the people here and as a place and as a park. As a California kid card. We are honored to have a violent here with us today. So violence, This is bad in

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there in my Oh, yeah. I would like you to today's E many? Yeah. You do any fucking Maybe. You lucky you. That's why are for a year. You got it. I'm glad that I should be here. You can do. You don't out that. That's why we're

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meeting you with. We're in many Bailey. Yeah. Job way. Not catch you. That's why we are here today. We are top of Mitt. Why do everything? That's why we're meeting happiness. Good part. That's why we're shaking. Well, okay. I have just the most important part

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for our drive. Once again again one of the states. And the sound of this happened Hi. It's I have two boys that want you notes that wrote They're like, I never read it Job What? Not Oh, this is our

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Our Children from our reservation way have our own school there and they're learning their legs. We're gonna see How are you? How is everyone today? We are. I tried. No, thank you for being here on our land. We're thankful that came today. I think that

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part of here welcome. I was a former time my tribe later on, More to see But this is historic for all of us last at birth A history to this place now And we hope that way and move

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forward together We are struggling to try not to be a people of only the past. We want to be recognized people that are still here. And you want to do that together. I want to move forward in a unified effort along with all the other his

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three year and I will make a new history. Well, I see. Oh, yeah. I want to thank you. Very money you're reading. I'm very proud to present to be part of present people game with and I'm very appropriate. And, uh, it's because time since the early

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19 thing share and I'm everybody I am glad to be here. And I hope you when Russians work together to keep memory going right. Thank you very much. Oh, this is This is Yeah. Wait, baby. Like Thanks. Yeah,

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of it. Okay, we were getting a pop up. One more for a part. My name is correct, Parkman. Very fortunate. Worked for California State parks. You know, all the parks I've worked in in the last 31 years. This is the place that part of my partner.

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As an archaeologist, I spent all of these years looking at here, Alaskan and Russian. Now State Park Story. State of California has been in trusted to help protect this place for over 100 years. That's a long time, but not nearly as long as Or let me

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say that people comfortable we're here in the beginning in the beginning is so far ago. No one knows where the beginning is. These people well, here among us today in the middle, and we're all part of the middle, and I have more doubt that in the

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end, when so many of us are going and our way of life in our politics and our these people will still be living beside the sea. So in my mind they're people of the beginning in the middle in the end. And it's thousands, thousands years, many

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stories, many mills in marriages, verse that create these thousands of years. And in here 200 years ago, something special happened here, which makes this one of our most unique state park in all of California, one of the most unique parks I've seen anywhere in the world.

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And that was a coming together of cultures, quite literally, coming together of cultures. Imagine you can 200 years ago, perhaps a day like this way were blessed this morning with rain last night. For a while, I thought we were blessed with too much. But here we

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are, and it is a blessing because the rivers running and creeks running. That's the way it should. 200 years ago, when I'm Koskoff came with Russians and Alaska Native Alaskans. I don't completely understand the agreements that were made, but in agreement, otherwise, who stopped would not

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have built here. The people allowed to some degree, and we have Russian accounts that we actually have a treat we have about the name Messiah, which I didn't need to use is a neighbor's name my understanding the favor. But it means with gamblers. Think about it.

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I think this is just my personal opinion. I was asked to speak a state person. I'm very honored to do that. A mystery told probably a better story teller than I am a state archaeologist, but good. These people here, their ancestors. I took a gamble because

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they had the ability to say no, whose cough was a good man. I'm studying Scott a bit when he was a very decent man and this one Russian American, I was under instruction. There have been some things in Alaska several generations earlier, and that some of

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the managers maybe abusing native communities, his personality, I don't think people he was under orders. It's not if you're creating a relations with your neighbours. These people here benefitted. I don't know. What are you looking at looking at the missions coming? I know that creation and

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unlike a lot of the native people, I work with south of having their great great great here with more. They were difficulty certain there were different Baltes here. But one thing looking at the records I found you have Scott, founder for rock, found Russian person for

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rocks. People when there were uses have records. It was a Russian person or Alaskan person using local people. You're that's different from a lot of sometimes I think people were not even so something unique happens. People collaborated, they work together and they created this settlement and

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quite literally, settlement. We call this sport, Ross, but that's kind of this was a Southern. If you stood here 190 years ago after the settlement was really creative, you could not see our stockade. We share in common because of all the There were three neighborhoods here

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and there. People in the audience, my friends get like foot and Merli. I went Paris who know the archaeology better from working with them. I know that we have three settlements here. We have an Alaskan way, had a Russian neighborhood slobodon way have and we have

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people working together to build something here. More blessings. Because of that, this became a viable community port rocks for 29 years Today. Looking back, I think we all collaborate again. Corp. Great work together again to create something monument. I don't mean a big wooden structure or

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stuck, but since I think we need a world, I'm honored to be here. I've made many trips to Russia because of my association. Part of my heart lives in Russia, especially inside. I've made many trips to the reservation over the years. I've been blessed working with

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Children of sitting this, their Children in their nieces and cousins and all the other families there. Carrie thing. I can't say I'm blessed to work with a different tribe, and that's my own tribe. We are ourselves. We've been around a long time, I know generations park

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staff. I have given everything to protect this part, to tell the stories in the maintain the structures and to enforce the law. Generation after generation people like the late John, the concert in his great White palace. For people like Bill Walton and Dan early in the

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audience, and people like our present staff list Berko Robin Joy, he made So we're like a tribe of art are owned and we've been blessed. Everyone it works. Support rocks have to find This is a special place. And what makes it special are the opportunities people

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like all of you here. It's truly a unique part. Hopefully way continued. Do something good with pizza. Oh, you're welcome to help yourselves. Way serve you on like Shyatt All go first. Um, I and California and who we are. This is your home

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A good man. And I will always be a place that you and a place that were honored Oh, Oh, the way those of their walking we'd like you to go first. Carry your days. I think you could go. There's just like a cuddly spot You have

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to walk around, but otherwise it's pretty good. I don't believe that. Yeah, you know? Yeah, she's not get a Yes, that's the lithe, you

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know. Yeah, way with stars. I know what colony Russ made. Tinny, top of the land. It's a name of so many places and of people that we honor all people. And it's an honor for me to be presenting this event

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and to share this with you, all of us together for 2012 and We've looked forward to this date so many people and long ago. You know, 20 years ago, it was just a dream. And then here we are and just really exciting. And again, we're blessed

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with no rain at the moment, just to the right time. I love that. So I'd like to introduce a couple of people that are here with us today and will carry on with our presentations. This'll is a time that once again, Kashia welcome you and as

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well. Kesha are acknowledged by the many people who are a part of this place. I want Teoh. Make sure that we know who some of our elders are here with us again today Violent parish Chapel Historian of Kashia People Educator of religion Genealogy History of the

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Kashia. She is a teacher toe all Kashia and we're honored to have her Thank you and culture. This is Vivienne Parish. While wilder on these ladies, I've known my whole time that I've moved to the coast. I think one of the things about living here in

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this very remote place is these amazing people that you meet. And Violet and Vivian have always been that for me. and I also want to introduce Eric Wilder. And you have met him earlier. He's a part of the Kashia people, member of the tribe. An active

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member of former tribal chair. I also want to introduce Reno Franklin, who is the vice chair of the cash I A band. Great people. And I'm gonna turn it over to Reno now. Uh, this microphone. Okay. Okay, So we did our spiel earlier, and I said

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I was doing a 10 cent speech, so I just did it. Thank you. Please go home. Now again. You know, standing here in a place where Casillas cultural Center is at. It's a beautiful thing. It's a beautiful day to be here. It's beautiful to be surrounded

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by so many good people and especially to be sitting here not only with with our elders and are respected former chair and other council members, but or Kashia youth who came here ready to do a presentation. A za council member there. There's things that we gauge

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how well we're doing, you know, And this council we support heavily our language programs. And we're lucky to have Sandy Panola here who will be our incoming vice chairwoman. And she's here with her aunts who also our language speakers that are back there and wearing their

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40 Niner, which should be radio. But, you know, and so language is so important to us. And, you know, it's a great woman in our tribe, a woman, a messy parish, another great woman in our tribe of any Jarvis. You know, they taught us that language

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was who could shine. People are, and we're taught that once the language is gone, we're not too shy of people anymore. So when you see our youngsters here speaking to Russian Ambassador anarchy shy language, there's nothing more beautiful for us than to be able to hear

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that and see that. And please, another big round of applause. So again, you know, welcoming everybody out here. I'm gonna take one second also in brag about my tribe and our softball pitching because I've got a cousin that just ran off back there because he heard

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me say that breakthrough folks, the best pitcher in United States and Indian country, and everybody knows that little tribe has one U S. Nationals before, do you think, uh, athletic people please think of us first way Have we have some gifts? I know that we have

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some some folks here that are our guests and some esteemed guests. They're here with us today, and we have California State Senator Noreen Evans here. And Norrena is ah, friend of the tribe, and she doesn't know it yet, but she's about fast, all kind of legislation

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that we're gonna ask on and really a round of applause for a friend of our tribe. And we have a gift for you as well. Marine and Emilio. Our cultural resource is Director Tempo is gonna bring that forward. And if I could ask you to step

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up and please receive this on behalf of our people, Thank you. And one of our tribal members, Colin Macleod, She's up in the top, and she makes these beautiful necklaces traditional consign necklaces. Thank you very much for the next person. We'd like to call up a

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zey, uh, Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, who recently, through the gavel at the next incoming are handed it off to come in person effort. Correo. Please come forward and accepting. And you know, we've got some. We've got some youngsters that air here and and I was

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just talking to Ah, cousin of mine Noreen Trip. Oh, Noreen was telling me that her daughter is 11th grade student president. If I'm correct and effort and I'm gonna I'm gonna ask you, and I'm gonna challenge you. That has ah, supervisor, create a program for an

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internship for a native youth back there still is on a guided practice way to thank you. Thank you. Goes I seen you on TV and I believe that we have the director of State Parks. Ruth Coleman is here, and and Ruth, you know it. What you

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do for for tribes. I like to think of your responsibilities as as invaders. I'm being very nice, came in and took land away from Indian people on refused to share. And you know what this park represents? Here is an example of guests coming and remaining guests

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and sharing with us and giving us the opportunity to now share with you. And so your stewardship in your tenure here a state parks director has been a good thing, not just for tribes, but I believe for the state people. California and you've been in a

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horrible crisis with funding and we understand that. But yet you've kept this park looking the way it is, and you have allowed us to continue to come in. And my challenge to you is to work on easements with tribes to allow us to come in and

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gather and at a time where other people aren't around, can't see are gathering spots. And with that being said, I welcome appeared Please come up and receive a And I know you guys gonna have a few minutes to talk and say great things About what? Nice

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people here. Okay. Vladimir, are you still here? I so you earlier Can you come up, sir? Shy of Homo Tribe is a sovereign nation. We are a nation within a nation. We are a sovereign people way. Enjoy our independence from the United States. We have trust

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land not too far from here. That's that's maintained in trust for our tribe by the United States government. So we we technically what were U S citizens were Kashia citizens first, This is very important in this concept of sovereignty is very important to us as a

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people and as our elders will task and tell you when we look at our our citizenship in what nationality We are work a shy at first American nn and everything else comes after that. And we identify first by our religion and our culture in the things

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that are sacred to us and that make us like language that make us people. Um, when we thought about how we would honor you on this very special day this historic day, we decided to have a necklace commission for you that is representative of not just

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this tribe in the abalone that's on this necklace, but really of California as a whole. What the Russians did for the Kasai of people was not only come here and established this board and work with us and actually pay us to work for you. But you

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also provided protection. At one point, you had tribes from all over this central region coming out before Ross and establishing areas to escape the oppression with the Spanish mission system were doing car Indian people. What you did for us and what we have done for you

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in return is protected each other. You returned the favor, and as I give this necklace and as I have my good friend here in my relative present you this necklace and put it around your shoulders and put it on your neck. I want you to take

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this home with you, but I want you to forever keep it as a representation of our relationship and our bond between the Russian people in the society people. And we give this to you in a good way and give this to you and are thankful way.

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And say what? We were doing these things for us. And we welcome you. Thank you. You guys get a chance? Take a look at that. You find that that's on there. There's until Liam, a gentleman that made this, uh,

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this guy has baskets in the Smithsonian is ah, very famous necklace makers of wonderful person. He's a win tune person from up over by Shasta. And there is a paper that Amelia will give you that talks about what's on this necklace and what it represents. And

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there's also a basket start that you guys will see that's on there as well. So maybe we'll give that to you. And I believe that or for cash, I as far as the presentations for us right now. That's that's what we're doing. But I wanted to

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make sure that Eric is a really good speaker and my relative and I look up to him and I wanted to make sure that Eric had an opportunity. If you'd like to speak in a dress that you haven't. Upton, come on. Thank you. I first would

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like to acknowledge some of our former tribal leaders here. Step forward. I'd like you. Oh, okay. Standing way up the top there. He wants to come down, let them introduce themselves. We are all three of us. Hair off, all

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former tribal chairman. We've all had to go through the struggle of trying to keep are people on our programs alive and keep our identity. And some of you have seen the last couple of nights where we talked, and, uh, and it's been it. It's not an

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easy job being a tribal chairman, not only trying to govern ourselves but trying to govern ourselves along with the rules and regulations with the United States government with state of California. And this area here has been very cooperative with us. We've been able to have a

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voice here and later on at 1 30 I think we'll be talking more about that on some of our plans, some of our wishes, some of the things we would like to do together, uh, with Russian people with state park system together. As I said, we

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want to move forward to do these kind of things and keep keep us alive and keep us people knowing that we're still here. So, uh, left Former tribal chairman. If you'd like to see a few words introduced themselves. Yeah, Sabrina Gums. And you know what, Chairman?

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Briefly. But I've come to realize that, you know, this is teamwork. Uh, so it's we build it gradually in. Over the years, we've progressed a lot in this hole. I am blessed Pinola. I am the grandson of the first chairman or the chief of the control

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alienation. And my uncle was a second. So that's who I am, and I'm I was chairman, and my brother before me was a German going down the line. I would like to now welcome Russian General Counsel Vladimir gonna come out where? Your remarks. Okay. First, I

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would like, um to say that our ambassador in Washington D C. I was very much looking forward to the ceremony to crime in tow for cross Onda. Uh, but it happened so that he couldn't come. And he asked me, uh, to read his statement. Um, Theo,

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the organizer organizes, and guests show your blessing. I'm glad to send you my greetings on occasion of cash eye opening blessing on Day four truss bicentennial 200 years ago, Russian settlers came for this land guided by their inspiration to serve the economic and political good of

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their country. Their presence had a significant impact on the history of California. They built just cheap wind meals, gave descriptions of local flora and fauna, compiled detailed geographical maps of the region. But what is more important, Russian settlers came in peace and with neighbors toe Rashaya

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on other people's off this region. 200 years ago, they established what we call today good neighboring relations, the people of this land. Since that time, Russia and the United States went through different periods in their bilateral relations with many ups and downs. But for cross will

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always be remembered as one of the most remarkable and successful stories of our relationship. Let me Express since he regretted it all. Help maintain and preserve for post and wish you every success in this noble course. I again think elders on tribal man place for their

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wondering me and my country, Russia, with this precious gift, I appreciate it very much. And, uh, I hope this is the beginning off or rather, renewal off the relationship that was established 200 years ago than Russian settlers came to the land off cash people. And, uh,

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again when I now creating a new for truth for cross where cash, Russians and Americans work together, I am grateful also to the state of California State Parts Administration because they made possible who are for us to be here today on preserved this unique monument are

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joined his I wanted toe, you know, say thank you personally. People on was beginning to make a least what they became longer and longer. I was just very glad that there are so many supporters, friends, Onda volunteers at four cross. So I think you all from

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the bottom of my heart. It's a great honor for me to be Russian consul General at this very historic moment. When we celebrate the pain yellow port throws when we celebrated with again cash eye opening ceremony, which is really a historic on. I hope this thing

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celebration would be good for awful, for our relations, for Russian American relations or our relations. And as Robin said, Well, looking forward to many interesting. He wins that weight us in this year. Thank you, everyone, for being here. No, I'd like to introduce. There's we'd learn.

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The executive director of the Fort Ross Interpretive Association sodium comes with an umbrella. Uh, it really is an honor to be here. Uh, thank you, people. Others. It's I really do hope that we can take this day at leverages work together on various projects because it's

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such an opportunity. Uh, you know, today we're here to look at the long arc of history through the history of many of the sea Fort Ross as common ground. It's certainly common ground between the Cash I and the Russians on a course between the Russians and

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Americans, and that arc of history links us all together. All of us standing here today are also part of that history. I have the privilege of reading a letter here from uh, honorable Michael Michael McFaul, the U. S. Ambassador to Russia, to the Russian Federation. Uh,

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and I will proceed with that. Um, I am pleased to join in the I'm pleased to join the many Americans and Russians who will celebrate the 2/100 anniversary of the founding of Fort Ross this year. In the spring of 18 12 when the Russian American company

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established a trading outpost on the Northern California coast, commerce was in sealed for, and it took silver several months under extremely hazardous conditions to travel from California to ST Petersburg. Today, after two centuries of incredible scientific, technological and social change, commerce and communications are instantaneous. California

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indeed, all of America is in daily contact with Russia. There is no single Russian American company, but rather hundreds of Russians and American companies, all that work together to trade and invest in the United States of America and the Russian Federation from seal for two, Silicon

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change has been breathtaking. Russians and Americans will hear a great deal about Fort Ross this year. I have lived and worked in California for many years, and I'm proud that established a state park and restored and rebuilt the buildings of the original fort early in the

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20th century, private citizens from the United States and Russia have donated time and money to restore and preserve these facilities. Scholars study the 30 years that Fort Ross was an active trading outpost on changing on on the changing American continent. The history of what the Russian

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American company did it for Ross and what succeeding generations of Russians and Americans have done to preserve it will be discussed and celebrated this year. And rightly so. I wish all of those participating in the Fort Ross bicentennial much success during this year of celebration and

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commemoration. Michael. Now I'd like to introduce Senator, thank you very much for having me here. It's a real honor to be here to represent the people of the state of California. I grew up along the North Coast. Expect my entire life here, and

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I'm a respectable age now, and I'm a state senator. But every time I come to Fort Ross, I turn into a nine year old Tyler saying it again for the first time. It's changed a lot since I was nine, with many many years ago. That time,

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the buildings were dilapidated and run down, and there wasn't a whole lot of history that, at least I, as a young child, understood. But I understood it was a place of magic and wonder and mystery, and it still is on the magic. And the wonder in

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the history comes not only from the natural beauty that we find here, but also the human beauty that we find here. And we've heard today a lot of the story of the Russians and the Native Americans and the Native Alaskans that lived in peace and harmony

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here and that in California and in the United States is an amazing story. It did not happen in many, many places in this way, and so it's wonderful to be able to celebrate the bicentennial. Fort Ross is older than the state of California. The Kashia, as

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a people are older than court Ross, and certainly the land is even older still, So it's wonderful to be here for the 2/100 anniversary. But there is much work to be done, and it is a place that people come together, and I hope that we can

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come together and re commit ourselves to preserving both Fort Ross as a state park and is a part of our shared history and also our entire state part system. As we all know, it's under a great deal of stress right now. And so I hope that

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we can all commit ourselves to continuing the traditions that we've been able to do for so long already and carry just into the future for future generations. I have a resolution from the people of the state of California, and I'm not sure exactly who should receive

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it, but it is wonderful. Room center. It's signed by myself and a family member, Wesley Chesbro, who also represents this area. And it simply states that the Legislature is the result to draw the attention of the public to the bicentennial of Fort Ross State Historic Park

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and the people that have made this such a special place. Thank you so much. Very much. Thank you so much for being here honoring us today. Keep your Remember Now I'd like to introduce Supervisor refering Thank you so much. Good

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afternoon. And it is afternoon now, right? You know, it's it's been an incredible blessing this morning. Teoh be welcomed with open arms by the Kashia people, not only by the elders but also by the youth which represents our future. They're our future leaders. There are future

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community. There are the future not only of the cash diatribe, the future of our county, the future of our state in the future of our nation. And it's with great pride that I call myself a cinema county that we have this native tribe welcome us with

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open arms. Welcomed us with smiles. And you can just sense the energy as you were driving in as you were walking in Are attending the blessing down by, uh, by the beach. Uh, today we acknowledge and recognize Casillas. First people of the land, uh, my Tenny.

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And we acknowledge that the new era is being created here, a near era of collaboration, a new era of partnership, a new era of people and a new era of continued to protect our land which tribe has done so diligently for many centuries. And Sinama County

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can be proud of the fact that we still have a native tribe native people who have their culture, her language, your stories and not only are they sharing them with us today. In this historic moment, we'll continue to share that shit to share this with us

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in the future. With you, it is a goal as well. I think of the state parts to create this lasting relationship, not only with the Russians, with Russia, with people of our community. Now our budget is slightly smaller than the state Way to have a gold

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resolution representing to California State parts in the Fort Ross Interpretive Association for their great work here as well. Okay, here, your effort. Now we would like to welcome the Messiah presentation with Children. They have their little, uh, hard hapless giving out here, and they wrote their

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little messages to you to give to you in their length. And David, I'm Joseph and read hiss through you and then hand it to you in my watch. Which means how are you in his swing? And they wanted you, Teoh you They wanted you do autographs.

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Quickest draw one of my so no national. It's just you know already we got moved, which is translated down below it, but I change my Santa model total Baki Billy! Uh, yeah. Do ya do your daily made maybe they might be much my

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much mitt. I think that's what it That's the translation down below. Anyway, here's, uh, David going to read what he wrote. Wait, wait. I wanna do okay. Means thank you for coming. Speaking for me, he said her name and your and right presentation

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believing Are you ready for bringing in people that you would like to present people? And it yourself, if you will. I'm really Rinne Panola, And I'm happy to be here and on this special occasion an event. And I wanted to thank Violet and Vivian for keeping

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in contact all these years and doing the work here. You know, with the people at Fort Ross. And I just wanted to bring we have Children. Um, that or in their culture. And I'm gonna nosy and fatty. I just loathe. It's nice to see that, you

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know, they're learning the language, and I wanted to show that were rich in our culture. Um, and I just wanted to present our damage that this is the regalia that we wear when we wear very proud that our okay, they know how to dance and nosy

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and daddy also. So I just want to present this to you guys. So you guys could see the beautiful work that is done in It's all handmade. So again, we try to work with our Children and teach our Children. You know what our grandparent's has has

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taught us throughout the years. So that's my present to you. I think, um, everything come to mind since we have began the ceremony. And one thing is again to remember Shiia represent themselves holy and pulling. And I welcome you to no them and get to know

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them her name, number, phone number. Call them. Welcome them to your world And they will in turn share their work. And their world is in so many parts, um, life from religion to, you know, contemporary. Remember, That's one thing that you have always told me is

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that way live today to place for go to school, have phone. And sometimes when we think of fish, I we think of them long ago and in the way they lived in. And so again, this is a turning point for all of us to you know,

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that their lives are full and rich. No, no. I want to welcome California State parks director friend. Um, not in the best for last. Yeah, I have said too many people. I'm proud to work for sick heart. It's my life. And it has been my life

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for many, many years. And if it's in that, um, parts represents also can these diverse cultures and wants to protect and to make sure that we allow for the boys four people that lived here and in our world, in our parks today and as a heart,

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it is our mission and our goal to open that and have thank you. I never wanted thing. Senator Evans. Yeah, here. All right for coming and joining us. But most of all, I wanted for race and allowing us honor there. 200 years, this extraordinary place week

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California State parks. I guess Director Comey, where tried and then it is our charge to continue plan now there, able to provide the kind of nourishment spiritually you we're all today experiencing. A point of that will be told in the future and the history books and

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documents, documentaries that have been made we'll report, are cold and rain that started very popping out and it will record The music of the wind. Music up Sound of the Kasai language by Children The music of beaded work that we just saw in that exquisite regalia.

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And it will record all of the emotions that everybody's been feeling. Teoh recognize this place? Cultures have come together. He'll at a time when our like Mark and so State park is providing what really great And every one of you. It's part of this history and

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must be part of its future so that these places stay Remind us what it means to be what it means to be Americans. What it means to be part. Thank you all for coming and join us in the way in our presentation are this

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moment not so much more. Tell me. Oh, my No. Great. All right. No. One day, maybe one of you. Yeah. Yeah. Great. Here. Are you here? Okay. You know,

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it's such a long and beautiful being. Way to go. More song is done. Uh, no, actually, I would like to tell you Think e I'm sitting here with sad Get you to cry again. Thank you. No, thank you very much. Lot of hard work. Yeah,

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I think that it looks as far as right now short of the next part of Robin will direct you to it. And again. Thank you, everybody. I mean, out here making this event. But folks travel a long way. Probably not a hard Russian A long way.

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Is this tribe, right? Yeah.