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Are land trusts part of the land back movement?

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On a cloudy September morning, dozens piled into kayaks, stand-up paddle boards and a canoe near the base of Willamette Falls. As they took to the water, Gerard Rodriguez, Yaqui and Nahua, spoke about the river and the importance of the falls to local tribes. The trip was part of the four-day Land Trust Alliance Rally and came the day after an unofficial part of Rally: a summit where nearly 100 Indigenous leaders discussed the historic problems with land trusts, most notably the lack of Indigenous values and leadership and how organizations should be doing it better.

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