“Sierra Foothill Conservancy is honored to work in partnership with the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation to return first stewards to the land with the Big Rock Project. Rematriation of this land is part of our ongoing collaboration which focuses on restoring the ethics and values of indigenous people and indigenous stewardship to the land. The principles of reciprocity are values that we seek to cultivate in our own organization and the conservation community at large.” – Bridget Fithian, Sierra Foothill Conservancy, Executive Director