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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