"In the 1850s, miners, settlers and soldiers violently drove them out of the Yosemite area during the Gold Rush. Now, 175 years later, the Southern Sierra Miwuks' descendants have begun to reclaim some of the land back. Last week, the tribe, based in Mariposa, closed a deal to purchase 896 acres of scenic forests and steep outcroppings along Yosemite National Park's western border."
"Sold by the Pacific Forest Trust, an environmental group based in San Francisco, the landscape near the intersection of Wawona Road and Glacier Point Road includes groves of incense cedar, white fir and sugar pine trees, with breathtaking views from Henness Ridge across the Sierra Nevada foothills and the Merced River. The deal is the latest example of a growing trend in California: tribes working with environmental groups and state agencies to recover lands lost generations ago,"
Descendants of the Southern Sierra Miwuk have begun reclaiming ancestral territory near Yosemite by purchasing 896 acres of forested ridgeline and steep outcroppings along the park's western border. The property contains incense cedar, white fir and sugar pine groves and offers views from Henness Ridge across the Sierra Nevada foothills and the Merced River. Pacific Forest Trust sold the land; the nonprofit had bought most of it in 2004 from a family that owned it since 1925. The property was logged for decades and zoned for up to 19 ranchettes. California Natural Resources Agency funding supported the tribe's $2.4 million purchase.
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