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Miwuks delayed again





 Mariposa County’s native peoples were awaiting important news this past Halloween.
That’s when the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Affairs had promised a decision on the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation’s petition for federal recognition.
Pending since 1982— it’s the latest in a long list of postponements.
With all they’ve endured, Mariposa County’s native peoples have learned to live with deferred dreams.
“The Southern Sierr...

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