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Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation Gets 900-Acres ofLand Back
https://nativenewsonline.net/environment/southern-sierra-miwuk-nation-gets-900-acres-ofland-backSouthern Sierra Miwuk Nation Gets 900-Acres ofLand Back
DECEMBER 02, 2025
Nearly 900 acres of land have been returned to the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation in California. The land borders Yosemite National Park -- one of the most visited National Parks—— and the Sierra National Forest.
The land was transferred from the Pacific Forest Trust and was underwritten by a grant from the California Natural Resources Agency Tribal Nature-Based Solutions Program.
The Nation now has ownership of the culturally significant Henness Ridge, site of an ancestral trail from the Central to the Yosemite Valley and a key migration corridor for deer and other mammals.
The trust has a history of working with tribal nations. In the 1990s, the organization partnered with the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council, establishing the first-ever conservation easement with tribal entities in the U.S.
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