California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday proposed giving Native American tribes $100 million so they can purchase and preserve their ancestral lands.
The proposal is part of his pledge to make sure nearly one-third of California’s land and coastal waters are preserved by 2030. But rather than have the government do all of that, Mr. Newsom said tribal leaders should have a say in what lands get preserved.
“We know that California Native peoples have always had an interdependent relations with land,...