LAND BACK

Native Leaders Draft Bill to Regain Some of Sacred Black Hills

Dec 05, 20240

By Amelia Schafer. ICT + Rapid City Journal.

FORT YATES, N.D. – The Black Hills are not for sale and never will be was the central uniting message discussed during a meeting at the Prairie Knights Casino in Fort Yates, N.D. on the Standing Rock Reservation.

20-Acres of Ancestral Osage Missouri Lands Returned to Osage Nation, Mounds Visible

Nov 21, 2024

OSAGE RESERVATION, OKLA – The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) donates 20 acres of ancestral Osage lands, in the state now known as Missouri, back to Osage Nation. NARF Executive Director John E. Echohawk and Director of Development Donald M. Ragona came to the Osage Reservation…

Water Starts Flowing in One of the Largest Restoration Projects in Western Canada

Nov 21, 2024

VANCOUVER, BC – The taps have been turned on at Red Slough in one of the largest salmon restoration projects in Western Canada due to the efforts of the Katzie First Nation, BC Parks Foundation, Age of Union…

Indian Affairs Announces Return of Jurisdiction to Skokomish Nation

Nov 28, 2024

WASHINGTON – The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs today announced that the Department of the Interior has accepted retrocession to the United States of partial criminal jurisdiction over the Skokomish Nation from the State of Washington.

District Court’s Rules and Reinstates Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s Claims

Oct 17, 2024

Atlanta, GA – In a significant victory for tribal sovereignty, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated the District Court’s ruling and reinstated the Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s claims to stop the ongoing desecration of Hickory Ground, a sacred ceremonial and burial site within the Nation’s historical treaty territory and homelands. “This is a monumental victory for our Nation and for tribal sovereignty…

California Tribe Receives Land Back for Bolsa Chica Mesa

Nov 30, 2023

After a prolonged period of disputes, the 6.2-acre Bolsa Chica Mesa has been returned to Indigenous stewardship, marking a significant moment in Orange County’s history as it represents the first instance of land being restored to tribal communities in the area.

Land Returned to Tribe in Los Angeles

Sep 28, 2023

The Gabrielino Shoshone Nation has received back 12 acres of hillside land. The land at 4500 Via Marisol was officially given to the Shoshone in a ceremony on Friday afternoon by the Anawakalmekak and Tzicatl Community Development Corporation.

Land Being Returned to Tribe 160 Years After Mass Hanging

Sep 7, 2023

MINNNESOTA - The landscapes of a Minnesota state park, filled with golden prairies and winding rivers, also conceal the secret graves of Dakota individuals who perished when the United States breached treaties with Native Americans over a hundred years ago.

Yak Tityu Tityu Yak Tiłhini say it’s time to return Diablo Canyon lands to Indigenous hands

Sep 29, 2022

By Noah Schlager. The Diablo Canyon power plant stands at the edge of the continent, above cliffs that plunge into the Pacific Ocean. A turbulent saltwater discharge flows from the nuclear plant and is lost in the foam of waves pushed in by the wind and tides.

Onondaga Nation, in Unprecedented Land Back Moment, Regains 1,023 Acres of the Land from New York State

Jul 14, 2022

The Onondaga Nation will recover more than 1,000 acres of forest lands in the Tully Valley through an historic agreement with New York State and the federal government. This property, identified for restoration and preservation as part of the Onondaga Lake Natural Resource Damages and Restoration…

Minnesota repatriated 120 acres to the Lower Sioux Indian Community, but more land is still held by the state

Apr 1, 2021

By Stewart Huntington. Special to Indian Country Today. MORTON, Minnesota – Most of the snow is gone now as the first hints of spring emerge in southwestern Minnesota. Busy robins, budding bushes…

Reclaiming the National Bison Range

Feb 18, 2021

Reprinted with permission from High Country News After decades of battling misinformation, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes recover their lands and the herd. When Shane Morigeau was growing up on the Flathead Indian Reservation, he knew that the land inside the fenced National Bison…

Duluwat Island is Returned to the Wiyot Tribe in Historic Ceremony

Oct 24, 2019

On Monday, October 21, 2019, the city of Eureka, California formally signed the transfer of lands on Indian Island back to the Wiyot Tribe. For tribal leaders, the moment is many decades in the making.

Land Returned to Oneida Women Divided by International Borders and Colonization

Jul 25, 2019

Reprinted with permission from Rematriation Magazine Oneida women from the three communities located in New York, Canada, and Wisconsin, announced receiving a gift of nearly 30 acres of land from a Quaker ally…