I was listening to my local NPR station today while traveling. They reported on a California native tribe called the Esselen who are now purchasing their ancestral land back from a foundation. The tribe is not a recognized native tribe by the US Government, which makes it possible for the Esselen to take ownership of their land without having the land become part of the United States Bureau of Land management. This is a hopeful process of returning native lands to their owners.

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