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After wildfires destroyed 95% of this California tribe's forests, members uncovered 1,200 ancestral sites

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Noah Haggerty, as published by Los Angeles Times - California · July 16, 2026 · 1 min read

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After devastating fires turned their forest into a moonscape, members of the Konkow Valley Band of Maidu found evidence of their vibrant tribal history everywhere.

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Summary created by	The Los Angeles Editorial Desk — automated, rule-governed
Byline on source page	Noah Haggerty, as published by Los Angeles Times - California
Original story	Read at the source
Source published	Jul 16, 2026
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