The Southern Sierra Miwuk Tribe's ancestral history dates back over 2,000 years when they hunted, ate and lived in what is now called Yosemite National Park. Seven members of the tribe tell their stories of what it was like living in the ...See moreThe Southern Sierra Miwuk Tribe's ancestral history dates back over 2,000 years when they hunted, ate and lived in what is now called Yosemite National Park. Seven members of the tribe tell their stories of what it was like living in the park until all Native Americans were expelled in the 1960's and their homes were burnt to the ground. The tribal members share their current struggles with the Bureau of Indian Affairs in being a recognized tribe. They are recognized as being Indians, but their tribe doesn't not exist in the eyes of the BOA's.
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