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YOSEMITE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Yosemite is considering a connection that would let natives to stitchery much plants from their ancestral lands.
Currently, astir each works successful the parkland is protected, making accepted gathering activities mostly illegal.
Under the Superintendent’s Compendium, lone 10 taxon of fruits, fungi, and berries are allowed to beryllium gathered. However, the regularisation stipulates that tribes tin formally petition an statement for gathering further plants and works materials.
In 2022, the Bridgeport Indian Colony did precisely that, and requested that associated tribes beryllium capable to behaviour accepted gathering of plants and works parts from 428 taxa successful and adjacent to the park.
After whittling down the database to 289 vascular works taxa, the petition was accepted. The adjacent step: an Environmental Assessment (EA) to analyse the anticipated impacts connected parkland resources.
The 77-page report was released successful June, and present the parkland is asking for the community's feedback. They volition beryllium accepting comments until Sept. 27.
To taxable a comment, click here.
The parkland volition marque a last determination by the extremity of this year.
Any changes made volition lone use to federally recognized tribal members traditionally associated with Yosemite National Park; associated tribes see the Bishop Paiute Tribe, the Bridgeport Indian Colony, the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California, the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians, and the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians.
While the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation and the Mono Lake Kootzaduka’a Tribe of California and Nevada person made important contributions to processing this gathering agreement, they person not been federally recognized and are subsequently excluded. However, the parkland says it is committed to pursuing alternate avenues for moving with non-federally recognized Tribes.
