Recent History
Most of the Coast Miwok continued to live in their traditional lands through the 20th century. They worked in sawmills, as agricultural laborers, and fished to supplement their incomes. The US government terminated their federal recognition in the 1950s, but the tribe initiated the procedure to regain recognition in 1992. Federal recognition was achieved on December 27, 2000 through the Graton Rancheria Restoration Act.
The Graton Rancheria was a 15-acre (61,000 m2) Indian rancheria near Sebastopol in Sonoma County. The rancheria was established for Coast Miwok, Southern Pomo, and other Indians living in the region, but much of the land was inhospitable. Gloria Armstrong (Miwok) privately owned a 1-acre (4,000 m2) lot of the previous rancheria. On April 18, 2008, the tribe was able to acquire 254 acres (1.03 km2) of land.
Since 2007, the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria has collaborated with Occidental Arts and Ecology in Occidental, California to create workshops called Tradition Environmental Knowledge on organic farming, herbology, native plant restoration, and ethnobotany.
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