California to return 40 acres in Inyo County -- including historic hatchery -- to Paiute people
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from Los Angeles Times9 months ago
The transfer of the entire Mt. Whitney Fish Hatchery property will be the department's first-ever land return to a California tribe, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom's office.
Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-12-08/40-acres-to-be-returned-to-indigenous-paiute-people-in-inyo-county
"The Fort Independence Indian Community has lived on and stewarded this land since time immemorial - and in restoring their relationship with the land, not only will the land benefit, but so will all communities of this area and across the state," Newsom said.
Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-12-08/40-acres-to-be-returned-to-indigenous-paiute-people-in-inyo-county
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