{"id":65490,"date":"2024-06-18T15:07:41","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T22:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=65490"},"modified":"2024-06-18T15:07:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T22:07:41","slug":"governor-newsom-announces-historic-land-return-effort-on-the-5th-anniversary-of-californias-apology-to-native-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=65490","title":{"rendered":"Governor Newsom announces historic land return effort on the 5th anniversary of California\u2019s apology to Native Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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What you need to know<\/strong>: Furthering the state’s promise to do better by California Native American tribes, Governor Newsom announced that the state is pursuing the return of over 2,800 acres of ancestral homeland to the Shasta Indian Nation \u2013 part of California\u2019s historic reconciliation efforts.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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SACRAMENTO<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0<\/span>On the 5th anniversary of the state\u2019s\u00a0apology<\/a>\u00a0to California Native American peoples, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the state\u2019s support for the return of over 2,800 acres of ancestral land to the Shasta Indian Nation. This return is one of the largest in state history and part of the state\u2019s ongoing efforts to right the historical wrongs committed against the Native communities of California.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Click to see a video recap of the Governor’s meeting with leaders of the Shasta Indian Nation.<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cThis work is a down payment on the state\u2019s commitment to do better by the Native American communities who have called this land home since time immemorial. By listening to and working with tribes across the state, including to return ancestral homelands and\u00a0restore\u00a0the environment,\u00a0we are healing deep wounds and rebuilding trust between our people.\u201d<\/em><\/div>\n
\nGovernor\u00a0Gavin Newsom<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Earlier this month, Governor Newsom visited the Klamath River dam removal project, the largest river restoration project in American history that will rehabilitate over 300 miles of salmon habitats, and discussed the ancestral land return with leaders of the Shasta Indian Nation.<\/p>\n

With the support of the state, the Shasta Indian Nation is pursuing the transfer of 2,820.860 acres of \u201cParcel B\u201d lands associated with the dams.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Shasta Indian Nation is pleased with the Governor’s decision to support the return our ancestral lands and sacred sites. Having access to our ceremonial sites, including the site of our First Salmon Ceremony, is critical to the spiritual and emotional health of our people.\u00a0The ceremony has not taken place since the lands were taken by eminent domain for the construction of Copco dam over 100 years ago.\u00a0This is transformative and the beginning of restorative justice for our people,\u201d said\u00a0Shasta Indian Nation Chairperson Janice Crowe<\/strong>. \u201cWe welcome the opportunity to steward our ancestral lands in a manner consistent with tribal values and incorporating tribal ecological knowledge.\u00a0Land return also allows us to educate the public by completing the Shasta Heritage Trail that incorporates Native art in the design along with informational placards that share the history of Shasta people from Kikac\u00e9ki.\u201d<\/p>\n

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When Governor Newsom officially apologized on behalf of the State of California to California Native American peoples five years ago \u2013 on the future site of the\u00a0California Indian Heritage Center<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 he also announced the creation of the\u00a0California Truth and Healing Council<\/a>. Through collaborative and consultative work of the Council, the Governor\u2019s Office of Tribal affairs, and tribes across the state, the state has developed a number of programs and initiatives, including:<\/p>\n