900 Acres Bordering Yosemite Returned to Tribe That Was Expelled 175 Years Ago

900 Acres Bordering Yosemite Returned to Tribe That Was Expelled 175 Years Ago

Tribal Secretary Tara Fouch-Moore at the western edge of the property – credit Pacific Forest Trust Nearly 900 acres of land bordering Yosemite National Park have been transferred back to tribal ownership after 175 years, The transfer from Pacific Forest Trust to the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation provides the tribe with ownership of the naturally … Read more

Tribe Releases Native Elk Back onto 17,000 Sacred Sierra Nevada Acres

Tribe Releases Native Elk Back onto 17,000 Sacred Sierra Nevada Acres

Tule elk scamper away through the hills – credit – released by Gov. Newsom’s office A California Indian nation celebrated the return of 17,000 acres of ancestral lands by releasing several of the region’s native Tule elk to roam the hills again for the first time in decades. The Tule River Indian Tribe elders and … Read more

Play These Mobile Games Designed to Help Save Dying Aboriginal Language and Culture

Play These Mobile Games Designed to Help Save Dying Aboriginal Language and Culture

Screenshots from the Nyiyaparli living language project app – credit, supplied by Nyiyaparli Widi An Australian Aboriginal community with only 8 fluent speakers left has launched a mobile phone game to help reconnect their youth with the tongue of their ancestors. The game allows you to help preserve a wetland nature reserve where the community … Read more