"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."
"The tribe has named the property, previously known as Loyalton Ranch, the Welmelti Preserve. It worked with the Northern Sierra Partnership and the Feather River Land Trust on the project and ultimately used a $5.5m grant from the California Wildlife Conservation Board as well as private donations to support the purchase, according to a statement. The property cost $6m, and additional funding was set aside for planning and assessments."
The Washoe Tribe purchased more than 10,000 acres north of Lake Tahoe, establishing the Welmelti Preserve to conserve sagebrush scrublands and juniper and pine forests that span from the Great Basin through the Sierra Nevada. The acquisition follows a history of forcible removal and stolen individual allotments, and the land is intended to support cultural use, resource access, and healing from intergenerational trauma. Funding combined a $5.5 million California Wildlife Conservation Board grant with private donations to cover the $6 million purchase and initial planning and an endowment for long-term management. The deal advances California's Land Back movement alongside other recent large tribal land returns.
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