Tásmam Koyóm was returned to the Maidu Summit Consortium on September 20, 2019, this was a historical moment in MSC history. Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) transferred 2,325 acres of land back to the Mountain Maidu people. The consortium started in 2003 for this purpose, it’s been a long wait for the Maidu people, volunteers, and the vision that Ferrel Cunningham and the MSC board members had to finally bring our land back home to our people.
Board member/Secretary Marvena Harris reflected on this important day. “The reality of this is that our lands were created by Kodoyapem, World Maker, for our People to use and live. We never take no more than we need to from the land or animals. The land has always been ours and will always be ours. We are here to be stewards of the land and creatures that exist on the land”.
Local Maidu elders as well as elders from far away came to join in the celebration. Elder Lila Madrid from Covelo CA. attended the event and was a part of the ribbon cutting ceremony, saying she wished her parents and siblings were alive to see the land come back to the Mountain Maidu people.