Elk are again roaming on lands that California has returned to the Tule River Indian Tribe

Elk are again roaming on lands that California has returned to the Tule River Indian Tribe

In the scrub-brush foothills between the long flat fields of California's San Joaquin Valley and the mighty peaks and Sequoia forests of the Sierra Nevada, state leaders and elders from the Tule River Indian Tribe gathered Wednesday to mark the return of 17,000 acres of ancestral land to the Tule River Indian tribe.

Return of more than 17,000 acres to Tule River Indian Tribe begins “healing”

Government shutdown slows long running quest by Tule River Indian Tribe for rights to its namesake river The Tule River River Indian Tribe’s 54-year-long quest to secure rights to the South Fork of the Tule River, which runs through its reservation, has stalled thanks to the current government shutdown. A bill to secure those rights and ratify a 2007 agreement was introduced by California Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff earlier this year. …

Tule River Indian Tribe of California reclaims over 17,000 acres and reintroduces tule elk on ancestral land

SACRAMENTO – In a historic milestone, Governor Gavin Newsom , on Wednesday, announced the return of 17,030 acres of ancestral land to the Tule River Indian Tribe. This is the largest ancestral land return in the Sierra Nevada foothills and…