Pit River

The Pit River Nation, which spearheaded the campaign for the designation, considers the Medicine Lake Highlands area near Mt.

“For the Pit River people, it’s the actual place of our creation and is a very sacred place for us in the narrative of our peoples,” said Brandy McDaniels of the Pit River Nation.

The Pit River Tribe has long been involved in litigation to prevent geothermal development in the area, and monument status will prevent similar efforts from moving forward in the future, McDaniels said.

“It gives you new faith that the process is working and that people are listening to Indigenous voices,” said Brandy McDaniels, a member of the Pit River Tribe who helped lead the effort to establish the Sáttítla National Monument.

The 11 bands of the Pit River Tribe consider the Medicine Lake Highlands area near Mount Shasta as their ancestral homeland.