Tachi-Yokut Tribe

The recharged Tulare Lake has caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to farms and communities in the region. But the return of the lake is a celebration for the Native American tribes that used to depend on the water as a way of life.

A brief history of the communities and ecosystems that used to call the lake home, and the conversations that occur every time the lake reemerges.

A recently published study says that Native American students in California experience suspension rates that are twice as high as the state average. The…