The Ravaged Forest

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A Native Woman's Journey to Justice is a narrative biography about a Chehalis woman who rises from poverty on the reservation to own a successful logging company. Facing historic oppression of her people Helen (Mitchell) Sanders challenges a male-dominated industry and gross government mismanagement.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The story takes a dramatic turn when she discovers devastating logging practices on Indian land. Determined to protect her heritage and timberlands she spearheads a major lawsuit against the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA).</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Sanders didn't just fight for timber rights salmon habitat or reservation autonomy. She motivated a movement toward justice for Native Americans who were taken advantage of neglected or ignored - and had their resources exploited. This inspiring story and ultimate victory encompasses so much more than ruined forestland. It opens the door for others to seek justice.</span></p><p></p>