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Williams-Claussen’s job is to understand the details of condor biology and to interpret Yurok culture for the wider world. A tribal member, she grew up on the coast near the mouth of the Klamath ...
One of the traditions being revitalized is hand-carved canoes made from redwood trees. Gonzalez met with Canoe Captain Julian Markussen, Yurok Cultural Bearer Hop Norris, and Yurok canoe builder ...
"The Yurok Tribe aims to construct a visitor center highlighting the distinct history and living culture of the Tribe and the extraordinary natural, cultural and recreational resources of the parks." ...
This week, the efforts of the Yurok Tribe to restore the Klamath River watershed and the wildlife in and around that watershed will be featured on national broadcast television. At 10 p.m. on ...
The site will introduce visitors to Yurok customs, culture and history, the tribe said. The area is home to the world’s tallest trees — some reaching more than 350 feet. It’s about a mile from the ...
The visitor center will display Yurok artifacts and highlight the tribe's history and culture, with the goal of educating new visitors on the land's history and significance from the perspective ...
We needed more respect for sharing our culture." James Gensaw's work in California's public high schools as a Yurok language teacher and mentor to Native American students is part of a reckoning ...
Four dams and three large reservoirs were removed from the Klamath River in a project that finished last year. Acres of native wildflowers are now in bloom along the river’s edge.
For thousands of years, the Klamath River has been a cornerstone of Yurok culture, providing its people with a bounty of chinook salmon, coho salmon and steelhead trout. But starting in the 20th ...
Inside, you'll find five curated rooms with exhibits like historical photographs, recreated scenes, and more, from the Tsurai Village and Yurok traditions to the Gold Rush and whaling eras.
The Klamath River flows 263 miles from southern Oregon to far Northern California, through ancestral lands of the Klamath, Karuk, Hupa, Shasta, and Yurok, whose traditions and way of life grew ...