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Picuris Pueblo Regains Aboriginal Cultural Site
The Picuris Pueblo received support from Lannan to regain their aboriginal lands that had been used for decades by mining and minerals corporations to extract micaceous clay. Although the tribe was held responsible for the reclamation of land that corporations had plundered, they ultimately achieved a huge victory by stopping the destruction of their sensitive cultural resources, regaining the land and enabling a healing process that is designed to return the land to its natural state.
Today Picuris Pueblo, located in northern New Mexico, sustainably accesses their micaceous clay, which is used for cultural, spiritual, and utilitarian purposes.