Misty Salem
Tásmam Koyóm Land Transfer
Tásmam Koyóm Land Transfer

MSC is celebrating 20 years of preserving, protecting, and promoting the Mountain Maidu Homeland with a united voice.

20 years ago today, Maidu elder Tommy Merino yatám, Farrell Cunningham yatám, Allen Lowry and Marvena Harris organized the first meeting of the Mountain Homeland Summit at the Masonic Lodge in Westwood, California, in January 2003. To discuss the preservation and protection of the Mountain Maidu sacred place Homer Lake (Cham Su Donim Pakanim). The event organizers had been working to preserve the Mountain Maidu Language. The four became outraged over the Forest Service’s neglect to protect Homer Lake, and all agreed it felt right to bring their people together to defend their sacred lands.

On January 13, 2003, a gathering of Maidu people from Susanville, Greenville, Indian Valley, Quincy, Big Meadows (Lake Almanor), and other surrounding areas gathered. Groups participating at that time included: Big Meadows Maidu Historic Preservation, Greenville Indian Rancheria, Maidu Cultural & Development Group, Plumas County Indians Inc., Roundhouse Council Indian Education Center, Stiver’s Indian Cemetery Assoc., Susanville Indian Rancheria, Tásmam Koyóm Foundation, Tsi-Akim Maidu, and United Maidu Nation. They soon decided their voice would be stronger when they all joined together, and the Maidu Summit Consortium was created.

Since 2003 the MSC has re-acquired 2,934 acres of ancestral lands for the Mountain Maidu and surrounding communities. Today, the MSC is comprised of seven groups, with Executive Director Trina Cunningham and Staff working tirelessly to conserve our homeland.

We celebrate the MSC and everyone who has come before us, present, and in the future, who will continue to work to preserve, protect, and promote the Mountain Maidu Homeland.

MSC "Big Time" Logging Jamboree 2022 Sponsors/Volunteers/Donors

Band: “Timeless”

Sponsored by: Lake Almanor Ace Hardware

Sponsorship Levels:

Bull OF The Wood: Sierra Fly and Tackle

Timber Faller - Chester Auto Parts

Logging Show Volunteers:

Dennis Cahoon

Tommy Salem

Wesley Palmer

Ryan Turner

Thomas Porter

Westwood Logging - Jack Medici

Skyline Alterations, Inc. - Jody Sherman

Loranger Construction - Shane Loranger

All-Star Tree Service - Matt Boatright & Ernesto Flores

Donations:

Diamond Mtn. Casino & Hotel - Water

Sierra Pacific Industries - Chopping Rounds

Collins Pine Co. - Event Logs

Holiday Market (Emily Rice) - Ice & Donation

MSC "Big Time" Logging Jamboree 2022 Results

All-Around Logger - George Harrison Sr.

Axe Throw:

1st - Bill Anderson

2nd - Dennis Harvey

3rd - Aidan Harrison.

Sponsored by: Berkshire Hathaway Home Service Lake Almanor Real Estate

100 cc & Below Stock Modification:

1st - George Harrison Sr. 2nd -Dennis Harvey

3rd - Dennis Cahoon

Sponsored by: Roundhouse Council.

85 cc & Below Stock Modification:

1st - George Harrison

2nd - Dennis Cahoon

3rd - Dennis Harvey

Sponsored by: Ayoobs Intermountain Hardware

140 cc Below Production Hot Saw:

1st - Bob Waddell

2nd - George Harrison Sr.

3rd - Dennis Cahoon

Sponsored by: United Maidu Nation

Speed Axe :

1st - Wesley Palmer

2nd - George Harrison Jr.

3rd - Jeremiah St. John

Sponsored by: Salem Family

Underhand Chop:

1st - Brian Dunham

2nd - Wesley Palmer

3rd - Jeremiah St. John

Sponsored by: Tsi Akim Maidu

Work Saw Class 95 cc & Below:

1st - George Harrison Sr.

2nd - Dennis Cahoon

3rd - George Harrison Jr.

Sponsored by: Big Meadows Historical Preservation

Stock Saw:

1st - Brian Dunham

2nd - Wesley Palmer

3rd - George Harrison Jr.

Sponsored by: IL-Lago Pizza and Pasta

Jack & Jill

1st - Jeremiah St. John/Lacy Stevenson

2nd - Wesley Palmer/Sophia Williams

3rd - Brian Dunham/Kaitlin Dunham

Sponsored by: Caldwell Banker Keher/OBrien Real Estate

Single Buck

1st - Brian Dunham

2nd - Wesley Palmer

3rd - Jeremiah St. John

Sponsored by: Diamond Mtn. Casino & Hotel

Condolences to MSC Board member.

The Maidu Summit Consortium would like to offer our condolences to the family of Ron “Comanche” Morales. Mr. Morales had served the MSC board for the United Maidu Nation and will be greatly missed. Comanche was proud of his Maidu heritage and gave tirelessly to the Maidu community to preserve our culture and traditional values.

The MSC staff will miss his encouraging words, and his deep voice and laugh.

Yellow Creek Campground 2021 Opening

Maidu Summit Consortium would like to invite campers back to beautiful Tásmam Koyóm (Humbug Valley) and Yellow Creek Campground for the 2021 camping season. The opening day for the campground is May 28, 2021, till November 1, 2021.

Note:

Opening and closing dates are subject to change based on future conditions and public health guidance. We will continue to evaluate and adapt to changing COVID-19 guidance and adjust operations as needed.

Some Important Reminders while enjoying the campground:

  • Camping with campfires is a traditional way of enjoying the outdoors. However, imported firewood can introduce insects that kill trees. To prevent the spread of these destructive pests, MSC recommends buying firewood that is cut locally, preferably within the same county where it will be burned.

  • MSC expects members of the public to wear face coverings and maintain social distancing from persons not within their own family unit, in accordance with the federal government and guidance provided by the CDC.

For more information, please contact:

Shannon Williams

Maidu Summit Consortium

Yellow Creek Project Manager

530-258-2299

shannon@maidusummit.org

Mailing Address:

If you would like to make a donation,

make checks payable to:

MSC

PO BOX 682

Chester, CA 96020