Alder Creek is within the traditional lands of the Yokuts peoples.
Yokuts people have long lived along the waterways flowing from the Sierra Nevada and around Tulare Lake. The Yokuts language has dozens of dialects, most of which are endangered or extinct. Today, Yokuts peoples are enrolled citizens of the Tule River Tribe, Tachi-Yokut Tribe, Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians, Tejon Indian Tribe, Table Mountain Rancheria Tribe, and more.
Save the Redwoods League acknowledges that Yokuts and other Indigenous peoples of California lived on and cared for lands in this region for millennia before being forcibly removed by European American settlers. Despite this displacement, they have retained cultural connections with these lands.
In 2024, members of the the Tule River Indian, North Fork Mono, and Tübatulabal tribes hosted the first cultural burn demonstration at Alder Creek. The League continues to host cultural burns at the property and is engaging in discussions with our tribal partners around restoration and stewardship of Alder Creek.
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