A historic agreement returns 125 acres — a fraction of the tribe’s historic lands — that will be used to build a cultural center and park facilities.
The Yurok tribe in California will be the first Native group to co-manage tribal land with the National Park Service, according to an Associated Press article in The Guardian.
A historic memorandum of understanding returns 125 acres to the tribe, who will operate a new gateway to Redwood national and state parks in California. The property in question was taken from the tribe in the 1800s for lumber and other exploitative uses.
Plans for the property include a reconstructed traditional Yurok village and sweat house, a visitor center, and over a mile of new trails.
The article notes that this property is a small fraction of the tribe’s ancestral lands. The tribe has also been leading efforts to restore salmon habitats and remove dams to restore the Klamath River.
FULL STORY: California tribe becomes the first to manage land with National Park Service
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