Land Acknowledgement
We are on stolen land
As MLT works toward our mission to conserve, restore, and provide public access to land in Mendocino County, we humbly recognize that settlers took these lands from Indigenous peoples without their consent. Local Pomo, Yuki, and Cahto peoples have been stewards of these lands for millennia, and we mourn the atrocities committed against them in the past while recognizing that these injustices continue today. MLT strives to achieve conservation goals in a way that honors traditional Tribal stewardship, confronts injustices perpetrated by settlers, and achieves greater Indigenous land ownership and access.
Recommended reading
When Native Americans Were Forcibly Removed From a Mendocino Indian Reservation (KCET.org)
This article includes information about the Indian reservation established in 1856 at what is now known as MacKerricher State Park, and the horrible conditions there. It also provides an overview of the “war of extermination” waged by the State of California, which forced many tribes to relocate to the seized Yuki lands now known as Round Valley.
websites of mendocino county tribes
Cahto Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria
Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians
Guidiville Rancheria of California
Manchester-Point Arena Band of Pomo Indians
Redwood Valley Little River Band of Pomo Indians
Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians
Please email info@mendocinolandtrust.org if you would like to suggest resources or information to add to this page.