Yurok

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The Yurok people are an Indigenous people of California, whose territory is along the Klamath River, from Trinidad south of the Klamath's mouth almost to Crescent City along the north coast. Their Yurok language is an Algic language. Today, Yurok people are enrolled in the federally recognized tribes: Yurok Tribe of the Yurok Reservation Pulikla Tribe of Yurok People Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria Big Lagoon Rancheria Yurok descendants may be enrolled in other tribes. The Yurok people live primarily within the exterior boundaries of Yurok Reservation and surrounding communities in Humboldt, Del Norte and Trinity counties. Although the reservation comprises some 56,000 acres (23,000 ha) of contiguous land along the Klamath River, only about 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) of scattered plots are under partial tribal ownership. Most Yurok land is owned by timber corporations or is part of national parks and forests. This forest management has significantly disempowered...

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