A handful of tribes just finalized an agreement with the National Park Service, clearing the way for foraging in the Yosemite National Park. Tribal members will collect acorns, yarrow, wild onions, and numerous other plants for food and medicine on land their tribes have always been connected to. It’s the latest agreement since a 2016 law cleared the way for more traditional plant collections by tribal members on land that was previously restricted. We’ll hear about how tribes in California, southern Arizona, and Washington state are utilizing access to National Park land.

GUESTS

Mary Cruz (North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California), culture bearer

Tanisha Tucker Lohse (Tohono O’odham), Saguaro harvester

Andrew Gobin (member of the Tulalip), director of treaty rights and government affairs for The Tulalip Tribes