Yosemite signs tribal gathering agreement

- Yosemite advanced a new gathering agreement that explicitly includes the Tuolumne Band of Me‑Wuk Indians, allowing traditional plant gathering under an environmental assessment. - The agreement is tied to park policy changes around tribal access and cultural resource protection inside Yosemite boundaries. - Local reporting notes the arrangement as a formal step toward restored tribal access for gathering plants and plant parts for cultural purposes. (uniondemocrat.com)