The Yurok people are an Algic-speaking Indigenous people of California that has existed along the Hehlkeek 'We-Roy or "Health-kick-wer-roy" [needs IPA] (now known as the Klamath River) and on the Pacific coast, from Trinidad south of the river [which?] ’s mouth almost to Crescent City along the north coast. [2] [3]

The mission of the Yurok Tribe is to exercise the aboriginal and sovereign rights of the Yurok People to continue forever our Tribal traditions of self-governance, cultural and spiritual preservation, stewardship of Yurok lands, waters and other natural endowments, balanced social and economic development, peace and reciprocity, and respect for ...

Yurok, North American Indians who lived in what is now California along the lower Klamath River and the Pacific coast. They spoke a Macro-Algonquian language and were culturally and linguistically related to the Wiyot .

The Yurok Tribe is currently the largest Tribe in California, with more than 5,000 enrolled members. The Tribe provides numerous services to the local community and membership with its more than 200 employees.

Yurok (also Chillula, Mita, Pekwan, Rikwa, Sugon, Weitspek, Weitspekan) is an Algic language. [2] It is the traditional language of the Yurok people of Del Norte County and Humboldt County on the far north coast of California , most of whom now speak English .

2018年6月8日 · Yurok (pronounced YOOR-ock) comes from the word yuruk, meaning “downriver” in the Karok language. The Yurok sometimes called themselves Olekwo’l (“the people”) or Pulikla (“downriver”), but they usually used village or clan names rather than a general tribal name. Yurok tribes were known as the Pohlik-la, Ner-er-er, Petch-ik-lah ...

2018年8月7日 · The Yurok, considered to be the largest Indian tribe of California, inhabited the northwestern region in the areas adjacent to the Klamath River. Their name translates to the downriver people in the local Karuk language, and they continue to inhabit different parts of California in the present times.

The Yurok, whose name means "downriver people," are Native Americans whose ancestors have long lived along the Klamath River and the Trinity River, its longest tributary, near the Pacific coast of Northern California. They are known as fishermen, basket weavers, canoe makers, storytellers, dancers, and healers.

The Yurok Tribe, California's largest Native American tribe with 6,500 enrolled members and over 487 employees, provides jobs and services to the Klamath community. They also lead initiatives such as the Hoopa-Yurok Settlement Act, Klamath Dam removal, natural resource protection, and sustainable economic development.

Yurok people have lived in Northwestern California along the Redwood Coast and the Klamath River since Noohl Hee-Kon (time immemorial). Traditionally Yurok people living on the upper region of the Klamath River are Pe-cheek-lah, lower region of the Klamath River Puelik-lah, and the coast, Ner-er-ner.