{"id":2517035,"date":"2025-12-03T12:55:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T17:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indigenous-tribe-gets-back-territory-bordering-yosemite-national-park\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T12:58:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T17:58:23","slug":"indigenous-tribe-gets-back-territory-bordering-yosemite-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indigenous-tribe-gets-back-territory-bordering-yosemite-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Indigenous tribe gets back territory bordering Yosemite National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Findigenous-tribe-gets-back-territory-bordering-yosemite-national-park%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2517035&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation has regained 900 acres of land adjacent to yosemite National Park, returned through a grant facilitated by California&#8217;s Natural Resources Agency Tribal Nature-Based Solutions program and managed by the nonprofit Pacific Forest Trust. Although the land parcel is small compared to Yosemite&#8217;s vast size, the return marks a significant milestone in Native American land reclamation efforts. The tribe, previously displaced during the mariposa War amid the California gold rush, plans to use the land to revive traditional practices such as harvesting native foods and medicines, as well as applying ecological knowledge to restore the environment. This transfer is part of a broader state initiative launched in 2023 aimed at returning ancestral lands to tribal stewardship, supporting habitat restoration, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-proposes-536m-wildfire-prevention-plan\/\" title=\"Calif. proposes 6M wildfire prevention plan\">wildfire resilience<\/a>, and cultural practices. The program recently secured over $107 million to aid the return of nearly 39,000 acres to various California tribes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Indigenous tribe gets back territory bordering Yosemite National Park<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2361878\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/native-americans\/\">Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation<\/a> was given back its territory bordering Yosemite <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3900072\/trump-administration-new-fees-foreign-tourists-national-parks\/\">National Park<\/a>, a move that some activists hope is a milestone in their goal of obtaining large swathes of land that belong to Native Americans.<\/p>\n<p>The 900 acres of land, roughly 1.4 square miles, were returned to the tribe by the nonprofit organization Pacific Forest Trust, which was able to transfer the territory through a grant from California&rsquo;s Natural Resources Agency Tribal Nature-Based Solutions program. The land does not include any territory within Yosemite and is dwarfed by the 1,169-square-mile park.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3905383\/us-asks-lebanon-return-israeli-bomb-prevent-capture-russia-china\/\">US asks Lebanon to return Israeli bomb to prevent capture by Russia or China<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3905265\/judge-block-planned-parenthood-defunding-after-appeals-court-overruled\/\">Judge finds new way to block Planned Parenthood defunding after appeals court overruled her<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3905423\/malaysia-renews-search-missing-flight-mh370\/\">Malaysia renews search for missing Flight MH370 over decade after mystery crash<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People watch a sunset on a rock ledge near Taft Point in Yosemite National Park, California, on Oct. 30, 2025. (Stephen Lam\/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although the size of the land is small, some activists hailed the move as a landmark in land acquisition.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; Sandra Chapman, Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation&rsquo;s Tribal Council chairwoman and elder, said in a statement. &ldquo;It will be a sanctuary for our people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Tribal Secretary Tara Fouch-Moore said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nativenewsonline.net\/environment\/southern-sierra-miwuk-nation-gets-900-acres-ofland-back\">statement<\/a> to <em>Native News Online<\/em> that the tribe plans to use the land to &ldquo;harvest and cultivate our traditional foods, fibers, and medicines and steward the land using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-makes-it-to-hawaii-two-weeks-later-immediately-insults-wildfire-victims\/\" title=\"Biden arrives in Hawaii after two weeks, promptly offends wildfire victims.\">traditional ecological knowledge<\/a>, strengthening our relationships with plants and wildlife, and benefiting everyone by restoring a more resilient and abundant landscape.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The transfer is the latest initiative from the CNRA&rsquo;s Tribal Nature-Based Solutions program, which facilitates land transfers to Native Americans. Established in 2023, the program was touted as a first-of-its-kind initiative to hand land over to Native Americans.<\/p>\n<p>The California Grants Portal says the program will &ldquo;support the return of ancestral lands to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-west-gets-a-wake-up-call\/\" title=\"The West Gets a Wake Up Call\">tribal ownership<\/a> and stewardship, planning and implementation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-50-years-of-endangered-species-act-conservation-the-results-werent-great-expert-says\/\" title=\"Expert: Results of 50 Years of Endangered Species Act Conservation &quot;Not Great\">habitat restoration projects<\/a>, protecting our coast and oceans, advancing wildfire resiliency and cultural fire, and so many more <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >multi-benefit nature-based solutions projects<\/a> across California.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3900072\/trump-administration-new-fees-foreign-tourists-national-parks\/\">TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ROLLS OUT NEW FEES FOR FOREIGN TOURISTS AT NATIONAL PARKS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/native-americans\/\">Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation<\/a> previously inhabited an area that included some land within Yosemite. However, they were displaced by the Mariposa War from 1850 to 1851, which was a consequence of the California gold rush.<\/p>\n<p>The California Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/wildfiretaskforce.org\/nearly-39000-acres-of-land-returned-to-california-tribes\/\">announced<\/a> in May 2024 that the CNRA granted $107.7 million in funding for 33 projects to facilitate the return of roughly 38,950 acres of land through the program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indigenous tribe regains 900 acres near Yosemite Park<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2517036,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25330091954251.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[39359,68148,64292,51094],"class_list":["post-2517035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-indigenous-rights","tag-land-restoration","tag-native-american-tribes","tag-yosemite-national-park"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25330091954251.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2517035"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517035\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2517044,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517035\/revisions\/2517044"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2517036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2517035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2517035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2517035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}