Siletz River. Escalating tactics

April 11 2021. Regional indigenous resistance set out to demonstrate a different tactic for protecting Siletz river from biosolids. Going to the source, the wastewater treatment plant itself. A narrow road in a forested area leads up to the site off of Hwy 101. The state is trying to figure out through “science” how much they can abuse the river without collapsing all biodiversity. Its the epitome of the colonial mindset. Biosolids are not only sewage but also has industrial and medical waste in it as well. This is being put into the Siletz river one of the west coast last great salmon rivers. Its being dumped now by two cities. Newport and Lincoln city. This is happening because farmers are being sold this product as a cheap fertalizer and its being done by the E.P.A a government entity that people are mislead to believe is acting to protect the environment as the name implies. Invisible Warrior show you the invisible. We are hoping that the current political climate around this is such that after 7 years of destruction of the river the people are finally willing to entertain an escalation of tactics besides the endless city hall meetings designed to wear people down until they capitulate. We are hoping that the people are ready to get angry about the river they love to take action. So we didn’t talk about it we went and did it. Now all that is to do is for the people to embrace it and then we repeat. We ask that the youth of Siletz, Grand Ronde rise up in defense of the sacred salmon. We dedicate this to Grandmother Agnes Baker Pilgrim who always told us to be the voice of the voiceless and defend the salmon. Agnes could not be persuaded to act out of muddled interests because she worked directly for the great mystery. She would say that the salmon cannot speak we will have to speak for them. the river is dying and actions speak louder than words. We seek not to convince you. We intend only to show you this resistance and that time is short. Four of us went to the site and did and seen the physical strength of the situaltion as given by the terrain and contoures of the land, proximity to the forest ect. That it could be a good time to demand the end to these acts of environmental degredation and environmental racism. Time to with all do respect to those who have put in work the last 7 years to escalate in tactics. To stop asking from a place of pleading in a building of white power and start doing and demanding from a place of #RedPower. I ask that the youth rise in determination and deny previous attempts by community and politics to quell their rightious angst over the death of Siletz River. Restoration granted by Ronald Reagan of the Republican party and lands being held in trust by the federal government has leveraged tribes to allow the decimation of their resources by outside resource exploitation projects. Much of indian country do not own their own means of production. Amerikka has become the wealthiest country in the world at the expense of indigenous resources period. It is time to remedy this. We are treated with great daily disrespect because we have allowed ourselves to be put on a handout system on our own land. We must struggle for greater self determination and take control over our own destinies. I implre the indigenous youth to question those who have asked them to remain out of the resistance. Question their motives. For those forests, those sacred foods, for the salmon. It is us who are now tasked with protecting west coast salmon before they become extinct like the so called atlantic salmon on the east coat. The demise of the pacific salmon will further lead to our demise. Rise up! Demand the removal of the dams. To see Celilo restored. To end the use of biosolids. To flex our tribal soverighnty to build composting toilets saving millions of gallons of water. Confront colonization. Be the remedy. Reverse the curse. Escalate tactics. The resistance is capable of shutting down Hwy 101 if it comes to that. Protect the Siletz river now!