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"The Washoe Tribe has purchased more than 10,000 acres of land near Lake Tahoe
for conservation in one of the largest tribal land returns in California
history.
The sprawling property, located 20 miles north of Reno, Nevada, stretches from
the Great Basin through the Sierra Nevada and encompasses sagebrush scrublands
and juniper and pine forests.
It marks a key development for the tribe, which was forcibly removed from its
lands and saw its individual allotments stolen, said the tribe’s chairperson,
Serrell Smokey.
“We were told we could no longer use the land for resources or ceremony. Since
that time, the land has been calling us back, and we are answering that call,”
Smokey said in a statement. “This land purchase is good medicine for our
people. This is a small start to healing from generations of historical trauma,
and the benefits will go on for many generations to come.”"
Via Susan ****
Cheers,
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