Fifty-five years.
That’s how long it’s been since the local indigenous people have been able to claim tribal land.
The Nisenan tribe, having lived in the area for at least a couple thousand years, lost federal recognition in 1964. Today, members are trying to overturn the government’s decision. Though it hasn’t yet been successful, the tribe was able to acquire land indirectly through a conduit nonprofit, California Heritage: Indigenous Research Project.
On November 14, 2018, after a five-year p