Pit River People Discuss Navigating the Bureaucratic Process to Reclaim Stolen Lands from PG&E
Summary:
A youtube video featuring several Pit River people providing their thoughts about the Stewardship Council process to reclaim ancestral lands.Description:
Pit River people discuss how they had to advocate within the Stewardship Council process for a contract that fit their needs. They also discuss the challenges of having to adhere to regulations and stipulations that limit how they can use the land even though they have stewardship responsibilities into perpetuity. The Stewardship Council was formed to help distributed excess PG&E land to "conservation organizations" as part of a bankruptcy settlement, but the Pit River Tribe with the help of the Maidu Summit Consortium was able to use the process to reclaim ancestral lands.