Firefighting goats have been deployed by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians to protect tribal land and neighboring property from potentially devastating brush fires. The goats are unleashed by ...

The name “San Manuel Band of Mission Indians” was given to the tribe in 1891, reflecting the period of U.S. colonization under the Spanish Mission, which leaders said “yielded a long history ...

In a nod to both tradition and innovation, the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation has deployed hundreds of goats to graze dry brush and invasive grasses near the San Bernardino Mountains as part of ...