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"SNOQUALMIE INDIAN RESERVATION – The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe, a federally
recognized Tribe headquartered in King County, has acquired roughly 12,000
acres of its ancestral forestlands in the Tolt River Watershed. The forest has
significant cultural, historic, environmental, and economic value to the Tribe
and is near the lands originally promised to the Tribe as its reservation by
the federal government in the 1930s – a promise the United States did not keep.
The lands acquired by the Tribe were managed for industrial timber purposes for
over a century. By acquiring these lands, the Tribe is concluding a
decades-long effort to reclaim ownership in an area that is enormously
important to the Tribe.
“Because of this purchase, roughly 12,000 acres of the ancestral lands of the
Snoqualmie Indian Tribe are being returned to the People who have loved, cared
for, cultivated, and protected them since the beginning of time, and who dearly
felt their loss for over a century,” said Snoqualmie Tribal Chairman Robert de
los Angeles. “Going forward, our Tribe will sustainably manage these lands to
produce revenue for our Tribe while we steward the functioning ecosystems and
thriving wildlife populations that have shared these lands with our People
since time immemorial.”
“Caring for these lands is the sacred duty given to our Tribe by the Creator,
and no one can do it better,” concluded Chairman de los Angeles.
The Tribe intends to continue to sustainably harvest timber on the property as
part of larger holistic plan to manage key ecosystems, support the diversity of
native plant species and wildlife populations, and protect and build upon the
Tribe’s cultural heritage and ancient connection to the site. The Tribe has
named the property the Snoqualmie Tribe Ancestral Forest. The acquisition
follows Snoqualmie’s $125 million deal in 2019 to acquire Salish Lodge and Spa
and the surrounding lands adjacent to Snoqualmie Falls, the Snoqualmie Tribe’s
most sacred site."
Via Future Crunch Feb 17, 2022:
https://futurecrunch.com/goodnews-measles-wolves-energy-down-under/
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