{
  "id": 9183876,
  "title": "California Tribes receive beach and ancestral village site back from transportation authority",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/california-tribes-receive-beach-and-ancestral-village-site-back-from",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-22T19:21:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mongabay",
    "slug": "mongabay",
    "url": "https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/california-tribes-receive-beach-and-ancestral-village-site-back-from-transportation-authority/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has returned 55 hectares of coastline, once owned by the agency, to the Coast Yuki, Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians, Round Valley Indian Tribes, and Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians. The transfer, recorded on July 6, marks the first time land held by Caltrans has been returned to Indigenous ownership, according to Kai Poma, a nonprofit founded by representatives of the three tribes. The land, previously used as a beach known as Blues Beach, held significant cultural value to the tribes and is now referred to as K’etim, a name derived from traditional stories of the Coast Yuki and Pomo lineages. The site, located just south of the small community of Westport, California, is believed to be the location of an ancient village site called K’etim, where Seaweed Woman met and fell in love with Coyote, an origin story that explains the creation of the coastline.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}