08/27/2026
Today, Wilton Rancheria leadership attended a rally at the Capitol for AB 1881 the California Indian Freedom Act. Chairman Tarango and Councilmembers Leia Ahuactzin and Raymond Chucky Hitchcock spoke about how important AB 1881 is for Native communities across California.
AB 1881, the California Indian Freedom Act, authored by Assemblymember James Ramos, is critical legislation to strengthen protections for the free exercise of our Indigenous spiritual practices and safeguard our sacred sites from harmful government actions.
Across California, our Tribal Nations carry the responsibility of protecting ceremony, culture, and ancestral homelands. For many of our communities, our spiritual practices are inseparable from the land itself. Yet current state law continues to fall short, often leaving Tribes without meaningful recourse when sacred places are threatened or impacted.