This preface was entitled "Jonjonata and Chumash Cultural Sites" and it is dated March, 1998. Its purpose was to tie together the debate over development of the Chumash archaeological site at Jonjonata, the author's commentary in the Earth Island Journal on the California spaceport, and the ongoing need for new Chumash reservations.
"I recently submitted a report to the State of California on an archaeological site located in Southern California. This site, called Jonjonata was once occupied by the Chumash Indians. The Chumash were the largest native population in California prior to their decimation in the mission system.
In this report, I proposed that Caltrans, the state department of transportation responsible for the protection of native American cultural artifacts, not only preserve the site but also work closely with a wide spectrum of Chumash organizations to teach the public about Chumash Traditionalism. I also proposed that the nearby mountain lake called Zaca be set aside as a tribal park, administered by the Chumash living in the nearby Santa Ynez Reservation.
Normally, any proposal for a transfer of lands from public or private ownership to an Indian tribe might be objected to as unacceptably costly to California taxpayers. But recent events taking place on California's central coast have made Chumash land claims a special case, worthy of unusual considerations.
In the conclusion of The Moon, Mars, and Chumash Traditionalism I propose that new homelands be set aside for the Chumash bands located in Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Kern, and Los Angeles counties. Many objections have been brought against past proposals for land transfers to the so-called 'unrecognized' Chumash. Hopefully, after studying the information in this text the reader will dismiss at least the financial objections." [Dated March, 1998, John Anderson, page 8 of text]
Cultural Genocide After the Preface is a short leader which reads: "Cultural genocide is a phrase used by the author, and scholars in many disciplines to describe the deliberate and often ruthless repression of a minority culture by a majority culture. For hundreds of years, American institutions including the federal government, mainsteam Christian churches, and commercial interests have practiced cultural genocide against native Americans." (page 8)
