ABSTRACT
Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 316 United Indian Health Services’ Potawot Health Village ............................................................... 317
Background ........................................................................................................................ 317 Community-Based Approach......................................................................................................... 319 Potawot Health Village Design ...................................................................................................... 320 Ku’-wa-da-wilth Restoration Area ................................................................................................. 321 Stormwater Management and Constructed Wetlands .................................................................... 322 Restored Wetland Meadow and Upland ........................................................................................ 323 Traditional Resource Management and “Permaculture” ............................................................... 325 Potawot Community Food Garden/Nutrition Program ................................................................. 326 Recreation Programs...................................................................................................................... 328 Environmental Program................................................................................................................. 328 Cultural Program ........................................................................................................................... 329 Wiyot Tribe’s Tuluwat Village Restoration on Indian Island ......................................................... 330
Background ........................................................................................................................ 330 Project Site Description ................................................................................................................. 331 Project Goals .................................................................................................................................. 331 The Vision ...................................................................................................................................... 332 Cultural Structures and Infrastructure .......................................................................................... 333
Ceremonial Dance House .................................................................................................. 333 Rebuild Dock/Dock Access ............................................................................................... 334 Refurbish Bulkhead ........................................................................................................... 334 Landscaping and Trails ...................................................................................................... 334 Camp Kitchen .................................................................................................................... 335 Caretaker’s Residence ........................................................................................................ 335 Vault Toilet ......................................................................................................................... 335 Utilities ............................................................................................................................... 335 Cleanup, Remediation, and Resource Protection .............................................................. 335
Erosion Control ........................................................................................................ 336 Debris Removal ....................................................................................................... 336
As elsewhere in the world, Euro-American settlement and development along the northwest coast of California has resulted in the dramatic disruption of the traditional culture and lifestyle of American Indian communities. These changes in lifestyle have caused trauma to the northwest California Indian population and as a result, a higher incidence of social, mental, and physical diseases such as diabetes and heart disease than the general non-Indian population. Two tribal organizations located in northwest California utilize a combination of traditional knowledge and contemporary landscape restoration technologies in order to restore balance and health, support culture, and provide venues that offer a sense of community to the local American Indian population.
