This undated photo provided by Save the Redwoods League shows some of the 523 acres of redwood forestland in Mendocino County, California, which was donated to the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council for lasting protection and ongoing stewardship. The conservation group is returning a historic redwood grove on the Northern California coast to the descendants of the original Native American inhabitants.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The descendants of Native American tribes on the Northern California coast are reclaiming a bit of their heritage that includes ancient redwoods which have stood since their ancestors walked the land.
Save the Redwoods League announced Jan. 25 that it is transferring more than 500 acres on the Lost Coast to the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council.
The group of 10 tribes that have inhabited the area for thousands of years will be responsible for protecting the land called Tc'ih-Leh-Dun, or "Fish Run Place," in the Sinkyone language.
Priscilla Hunter, chairwoman of the Sin...
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