The Washoe Tribe has successfully reclaimed leadership over 10,000 acres of its ancestral territory in the Sierra Nevada in a historic landback purchase. Now named the Wélmeltiɂ Preserve, this vast area northeast of Lake Tahoe is the third-largest land acquisition by a tribe in California.
(c) Peter Hulce

La tribu Washoe récupère ses terres ancestrales en Sierra Nevada

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La tribu Washoe a repris possession de plus de 10 000 acres de son territoire ancestral en Sierra Nevada grâce à un rachat historique. Rebaptisée réserve WélmeltiɁ, cette vaste zone au nord-est du lac Tahoe marque une étape majeure en Californie pour la restauration de la gouvernance autochtone sur ces terres.

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