A Native American community in the heart of New Mexico has officially doubled in size as more than 93 square miles of ancestral land was taken into trust by the U.S. government for Santa Ana Pueblo. Tribal leaders and federal land managers gathered for a signing ceremony Wednesday.
Santa Ana Pueblo Gov. Myron Armijo holds up documents just signed with federal officials that place into trust ancestral lands for the benefit of the tribe during a ceremony at Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M. on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Santa Ana Pueblo has ultural ties to the land and plans to preserve it and restore wildlife habitat.
Santa Ana Pueblo is just the latest tribe to acquire jurisdiction over ancestral lands as part of a growing movement in which Native American communities have been pushing to reclaim and restore their homelands. That property — like the Alamo Ranch purchased by Santa Ana Pueblo — had been used as a practice bombing range by the U.S. military during World War II. For Santa Ana, that meant spending even more money and more time to clean up leftover ordnance and address other environmental concerns.
Santa Ana Pueblo Gov. Myron Armijo was among those in 2016 who started conversations about buying the land. He said it was a priority for the pueblo that the transfer happen this year.While Santa Ana Pueblo now doubles in size, Armijo said it’s more important that spiritual leaders and other tribal members have access to Kwii Kee Nee Puu for special hunts, to gather medicinal plants and to collect raw materials for making pottery and paints.
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