Page 33 - Native Sons News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Copy Link Spirit Olevia and her son Anaiah listen to speakers during the Bloody Island Sunrise Ceremony near Upper Lake, California on May 15, 2021. Spirit is a singer, often dedicating her work to her ancestors.  (Beth LaBerge/KQED) O ne-hundred seventy-one years ago, the small island of Bonopoti in Lake County was still a haven for the people who had lived here for centuries: the Pomo. It was where many people gathered to fish, and to collect plants and medicine — at a time when the Gold Rush and colonial policies were already rapidly transforming Indigenous people's way of life. On May ...

Hans J “Hannie” Bonde died April 30. He was 86.

Hans J “Hannie” Bonde passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 30, 2021 at the age of 86.

Rolling Stone The Eternal Legacy of Ritchie Valens On what would have been the Chicano rock legend’s 80th birthday, Lou Diamond Phillips, David Hidalgo, and Connie Valens Anderson reflect on why he’s still a hero to so many By Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Ritchie Valens was just 17 years old when he changed the course of pop music in the late 1950s. As the first Mexican-American hitmaker in the U.S., he laid the groundwork for Chicano rock and beyond, with an enduring legacy that continues to inspire generation after generation — from legends like Carlos Santana ...

Timothy Eugene Moran, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, passed peacefully on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Tim spent his early childhood in San Bruno before moving to Half Moon Bay at the age of 9. His family settled in Purisima Canyon which began his lifelong love of the outdoors. He was a true outdoorsman, an avid fisherman and hunter, and enjoyed boating, vegetable gardening and his animals. He loved spending time with family and socializing with longtime Coastside friends and making new ones just about anywhere he went. T...