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Washoe Tribe makes the largest land return purchase in the Sierra Nevada region and the third largest in California.

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Washoe Tribe makes the largest land return purchase in the Sierra Nevada region and the third largest in California.

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Largest tribal land return in the Sierra Nevada

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Largest tribal land return in the Sierra Nevada

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One of California’s largest ‘land-back’ deals hands huge area near Tahoe to tribe

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Washoe Tribe buys 10,000 acres in one of California’s largest ever land returns

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Washoe Tribe buys 10,000 acres in one of California’s largest ever land returns

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Washoe Tribe returns over 10,000 acres of ancestral land back to its people

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Washoe Tribe returns over 10,000 acres of ancestral land back to its people

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Decades Later, 10,000 Acres Return to Washoe Stewardship in Historic Land Transfer

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Decades Later, 10,000 Acres Return to Washoe Stewardship in Historic Land Transfer

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Tribe buys 10,000 acres north of Lake Tahoe from city of Santa Clara in historic land deal.

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California Wildlife Board approved a 5.5 million dollar grant to help fund the purchase of over ten thousand acres in the Northern Sierra by the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California’s land trust

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California Wildlife Board approved a 5.5 million dollar grant to help fund the purchase of over ten thousand acres in the Northern Sierra by the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California’s land trust

By Manola Secaira, CapRadio Environment and Climate Change Reporter

November 21, 2025

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10,000 acres north of Lake Tahoe to be returned to California tribe in historic land deal

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10,000 acres north of Lake Tahoe to be returned to California tribe in historic land deal

By Sam Mauhay-Moore , National Parks Reporter

Nov 22, 2025

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Washoe Tribe's land trust receives $5.5M toward 10,000-acre acquisition near Lake Tahoe

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Washoe Tribe's land trust receives $5.5M toward 10,000-acre acquisition near Lake Tahoe

By Tribal Business News Staff

November 29, 2025

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Washoe Tribe to acquire 10,000 acres in largest Sierra Nevada land return

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Washoe Tribe to acquire 10,000 acres in largest Sierra Nevada land return

By Anushuya Thapa

November 22, 2025

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$5.5m grant from Wildlife Conservation Board supports historic return of 10,000+ acres in the Sierra Nevada to the Washoe People

Staff Writer

November 22, 2025

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Wildlife Conservation Board $5.5M grant supports historic return of 10,000+ acres in the Sierra Nevada to the Washoe People

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Wildlife Conservation Board $5.5M grant supports historic return of 10,000+ acres in the Sierra Nevada to the Washoe People

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November 22, 2025

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$5.5M Grant from Wildlife Conservation Board Supports Historic Return of 10,000+ Acres in the Sierra Nevada to the Washoe People

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$5.5M Grant from Wildlife Conservation Board Supports Historic Return of 10,000+ Acres in the Sierra Nevada to the Washoe People

Purchase will return a rich natural landscape in the northern Washoe homelands to the ownership and care of the Washoe people through a newly formed land trust

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