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Toolkit entries are organized based on priorities associated with the Tribal Stewardship Policy. Each Toolkit entry may align and be “tagged” with multiple policy priorities, including Ancestral Land Return, Collaboration, Access, Durable Agreements, Caring for the Land, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, California History, Strengthening Tribal Partnerships, Navigating State Agencies, and Funding Stewardship. View the full list of entries, filter by priority, or search for an entry by name.

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Senate Bill 310 Cultural Burn Agreements

This toolkit entry supports the implementation of Cultural Burn Agreements under Senate Bill 310, passed in 2024, for California Native American tribes.

Policy Priorities: Access, Collaboration, Caring for the Land, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Navigating State Agencies

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Basics of Property Law for Tribal Stewardship

The Basics of Property Law for Tribal Stewardship toolkit highlights the basic property law tools that might be used to advance stewardship through ancestral land return, collaboration, and access.

Policy Priorities: Access, Collaboration, Ancestral Land Return, Durable Agreements

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Ancestral Land Return of School Lands to Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe: A Case Study

This toolkit entry describes the return of nearly 40 acres of ancestral land to the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe. This tool highlights an example of collaboration between the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), State Lands Commission, and Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe advancing tribal stewardship over ancestral lands.

Policy Priorities: Ancestral Land Return, Navigating State Agencies