# Valentin Lopez

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The Path Home: Restoring Native Lands and Traditional Ecological Knowledge

Although colonial systems of oppression have radically damaged relationships between tribal communities and their traditional lands, a new generation of First Nations activists is working to restore those connections and safeguard Indigenous identity for future generations. They’re protecting tradi…

Segueing from last week- pt2- the demonic Disneyfication of Junipero Serra

Tonight: Full Moon (Aquarius-Leo) of Cultural Influence for the Dedicated Heart… More than perfectly Caroline welcomes two deeply dedicated hearts. Norma Flores-“Toypurina Carac,” California Native Woman, creator of the Move-On Petition, (we encourage all to sign.) and Chairman Valentin Lopez of t…

The Visionary Activist Show – July 23, 2015

Hosting Mathew Fox, Valentin Lopez Chairman of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band and Elias Castillo, author of great book “A cross of Thorns – the enslavement of California’s Indians by the Spanish Missions.” The tale of Junipero Serra goes to the Plutonic roots of colonialism’s intrinsic brutality. He …

#8 - Saving A Valley: How Coyote Valley Inspires Conservation

On a 1983 morning, Steve Jobs scouted Coyote Valley for Apple's new headquarters. Despite his plans, Coyote Valley remains one of the most important undeveloped landscapes near Silicon Valley.  This episode tells the story of its conservation through unexpected alliances, resilience, and the invalu…

Saving a Valley: How Coyote Valley Inspires Conservation

Have you ever thought about how or why natural areas, like state or county parks, open space, or wildlife refuges were set aside and saved? Sometimes it seems amazingly unlikely that these places exist. And it’s too easy to assume that there is no land left to set aside. But today we’re telling the…

Environmental Justice for Non-Recognized Tribes

Non-Federally Recognized Tribes Struggle to Protect Environmental and Cultural Assets By Debra Utacia Krol and Allison Herrera Read more about federally non-recognized tribes. Valentin Lopez was handed a dilemma: how to honor his elders’ admonition to fulfill an ancestral directive to guard and pr…

The Vatican’s Transition, the Doctrine of Domination, & Possession of Indigenous Sacred Items/Cultural Patrimony

On May 8th, 2025, at the Vatican, the Conclave elected Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost as the 267th Bishop of Rome. Known as Pope Leo XIV, he succeeds Pope Francis, and inherits a long, violent and unresolved legacy of the Vatican’s role in committing intergenerational settler colonial violence and…

s03e05: Interview with Archaeologist Kent Lightfoot

In our previous episode we explored an example of collaborative, Tribal centered archaeology in looking at the Amah Mutsun Summer Archaeology Program, which collaborated between the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band and Archaeology students and professors at the University of Oregon. In this episode we speak…

06 BELIEF - None of us is as strong as all of us

Values in action… How do we show up in our communities to fashion a new future full of hope and love. Featuring: Preston Smith, Zahra Billoo, LaDoris Hazzard Cordell, Peter Phương Pham, Jessica Paz-Cedillos, Chairman Valentin Lopez, Marie T. Bernard, James Ifeanyi Okafor, Pastor Paul Bains, Usha S…

Juristac and the Amah Mutsun: Indigenous Resistance and Regeneration (Encore)

In this episode, we take a deep dive into Indigenous resistance against extractivism and the forces behind climate change. We'll look at an underreported story in California about the Amah Mutsun Ohlone's fight to save their most sacred site — a place called Juristac. Contributors Robert Raymond an…