The California Indian Environmental Alliance (CIEA) was
launched September 4, 2006, in response to numerous requests
for a California specific, tribally responsive environmental
health organization to work on the issue of mercury
contamination left over from the California Gold Rush.
CIEA is dedicated to fill in the gap in community
information sharing and bringing together tribes of
California, tribal members and community groups to establish
shared strategies and campaigns.
Our Mission
To protect and restore California Indian Peoples’
cultural traditions, ancestral territories, means of subsistence
and environmental health
Our Goals
1) Inform and empower California tribes, tribal
members, tribal environmental officers and tribal health care
providers, enabling each to make healthy decisions to protect
their family and community members and those of future generations.
2) Advocate and build capacity for tribal governments to fully
exercise their sovereignty, and for tribal representatives
and tribal members to fully participate in all decision-making
processes and implementation of actions or policies that affect
their people.
3) Clean up and restore California’s rivers, lakes,
streams and coastal waterways from mercury contamination,
utilizing culturally relevant methods and traditional scientific
knowledge.
The California Indian Environmental Alliance
is dedicated to the creation of organizational systems,
policies and programs to ensure we remain stable,
sustainable, transparent and responsive to California tribal
needs as we continue to provide program services.
If you have questions, would like more information about
CIEA and our programs, volunteer opportunities, want to be
added to our mailing list, or would like to schedule a
workshop...please CONTACT US. CIEA
staff welcomes your suggestions and feedback. We look
forward to working with you and your community!
