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.
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La tribu Washoe recupera la custodia de sus tierras en Sierra Nevada

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La tribu Washoe ha reclamado con éxito más de 10,000 acres de su territorio ancestral en Sierra Nevada mediante una histórica compra. Ahora llamado Reserva WélmeltiɁ, este vasto terreno al noreste de Lake Tahoe marca un hito en California al restaurar el liderazgo indígena sobre sus tierras.

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