Restoring the land: PBS documentary chronicles Santa Ana Pueblo's efforts to revitalize its ancestral home
ON THE COVER: Pueblo of Santa Ana purchased 60,000 acres of its ancestral lands to restore wildlife. Courtesy of New Mexico PBS
From left, Julian Garcia, former Santa Ana Pueblo Gov. Nathan Garcia and former Santa Ana Pueblo Lt. Gov. Ruben Lujan talk about the effort of the Pueblo of Santa Ana in restoring its ancestral lands.
Members of the Pueblo of Santa Ana walk through land the pueblo purchased and is restoring with wildlife.
Pueblo of Santa Ana has created a water guzzler for wildlife.
Pueblo of Santa Ana purchased 60,000 acres in 2016 of their ancestral lands.
Members of the Pueblo of Santa Ana walk through land the pueblo purchased and is restoring with wildlife.
A proghorn with its fawns drink water from the pond with Mesa Prieta in the background.
An elk drinks from the water guzzler during golden hour with Mesa Prieta in the background.
The Pueblo of Santa Ana monitored Squeaks the mountain lion, which lived on pueblo lands.
A mountain lion notices the camera after it killed an elk on Santa Ana Pueblo.