Los Angeles Times

The lands California promised and is finally giving back

. In 1850, California's tribes signed treaties. They agreed to relocate, to give up vast stretches of their homelands, in exchange for land the federal government promised to hold for them. Then Congress rejected those treaties in a secret meeting - without…. In 1850, California's tribes signed treaties. They agreed to relocate, to give up vast stretches of their homelands, in exchange for land the federal government promised to hold for them. Then Congress rejected those treaties in a secret meeting - without…Expert summary pending. Showing the newcomer version.