California Tribe regains some land lost over 170 years ago

The Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation, a tribe from Central California, is regaining land lost over 170 years ago when Yosemite National Park was formed, according to reporting by The Sacramento Bee. The land is being transferred by Pacific Forest Trust, which obtained it two decades ago and began restoration practices for the land return.

“Having this significant piece of our ancestral Yosemite land back will bring our community together to celebrate tradition and provide a healing place for our children and grandchildren,” Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation’s Tribal Council Chair and elder Sandra Chapman was quoted as saying. “It will be a sanctuary for our people.”