Mendocino Indian Reservation Land Ownership

Information about tribal land ownership, sovereignty, and territorial rights under federal jurisdiction.

APN/Parcel No. 0990220801

Address: 2043 Primrose Rd., Willits, CA 95490

Owned and recorded in Tax County Assessor under Grant Deed by Agency Tribal Nations. Ownership taken on 6/04/2025.

Deed of Trust needs to be updated as of date recorded under Grant Deed, with no lien or lender when sold to Agency Tribal Nations on this date recorded.

Map 1: Department Of Interior General Land Office Stamp - This is the Original Map of 1856 of the General Survey Office of its completion of 1908 Stamped by the Interior. The Grant Deed includes 24,930 Acres
Mendocino Stamped Map
Map 2 provides township coordinates for 8.56-acre parcels, each incorporated into the grant deeds.
Map 2
Mendocino Indian Reservation Map
Mendocino Indian Reservation
Executive Order Relating To Indian Reservation 1856 Verification
Executive Order 1
Executive Order 2

Strengthening Mendocino Reservation Ownership

Agency Tribal Nations (ATN) claims the 24,930-acre Mendocino Indian Reservation, established by the 1856 Executive Order and recorded under the June 4, 2025, Grant Deed (APN 0990220801, 2043 Primrose Rd., Willits, CA). Map 2 delineates 8.56-acre parcels integrated into the deed, mirroring the Yurok Tribe's 2025 reclamation of 47,097 acres along the Klamath River using their 1855 Executive Order and General Land Office surveys. ATN's strategy to secure federal trust status and sovereignty includes:

Legal Action

Assert aboriginal title via 1908 General Land Office maps, as Yurok used for trust conversions, and challenge county tax disputes (e.g., August 2025 notices).

Partnerships

Secure deed transfers through conservation groups, like Yurok's Western Rivers Conservancy deal, to restore cultural and ecological use.

References

  • Yurok Tribe, Blue Creek Land Return, June 2025 (yuroktribe.org).
  • Hoopa-Yurok Settlement Act, Pub. L. 100-580, 1988.

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