Native Americans

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

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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

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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