Yurok tribe reclaims ancestral territory in California's largest ever land-back project

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Yurok tribe reclaims ancestral territory in California's largest ever land-back project  This historic transfer, completed in partnership with the Western Rivers Conservancy, includes vital salmon habitats, culturally significant sites and important river tributaries that the Yurok will now manage.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/05/yurok-tribe-reclaims-ancestral-territory-in-californias-largest-ever-land-back-project  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00A tribe in California has regained ancestral territory as part of the largest land-backed

00:07conservation project in the state's history.

00:12The Yurok tribe has reacquired roughly 189 square kilometres of forest land along the

00:18Klamath River, more than doubling its land holdings in northwestern California.

00:25Reacquiring landscapes like this allows us to work towards healing a wound that was inflicted

00:33not only on the lands but our hearts when these lands were taken away from us.

00:38The Yurok will manage the land using traditional practices like controlled burns, prairie restoration

00:45and invasive species removal to support wildlife and create jobs for tribal members.

00:53The deal is part of the growing Land Back movement to return land to indigenous peoples and reflects

00:59increasing recognition of their ecological knowledge as vital to combating climate change.

01:08Over the past decade, around 12,000 square kilometres of land has been returned to tribes across

01:1415 states as part of a federal programme.

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