The Yurok Indian Reservation is a Native American
reservation for the
Yurok people located in parts of
Del Norte and
Humboldt counties,
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
, on a stretch of the
Klamath River
The Klamath River (Karuk language, Karuk: ''Ishkêesh'', Klamath language, Klamath: ''Koke'', Yurok language, Yurok: ''Hehlkeek 'We-Roy'') is a long river in southern Oregon and northern California. Beginning near Klamath Falls, Oregon, Klama ...
. It is one of a very few tribes who have never been removed from their ancestral lands in California.
The reservation is serviced by
California Route 169 from the south, which dead ends within the reservation. It is bordered by the
Hoopa Indian Reservation to the south, adjacent to
Redwood National Park
The Redwood National and State Parks (RNSP) are a complex of one List of national parks of the United States, United States national park and three List of California state parks, California state parks located along the coast of northern Cali ...
to the west and completely surrounds the
Resighini Rancheria. The
2000 census reported a resident population of 1,103 persons on reservation territory, mostly in the community of
Klamath, at the reservation's north end. As of the
2010 Census the population was 1,238 and as of the
2020 census it was 1,236.
See also
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Yurok language
Yurok (also Chillula, Mita, Pekwan, Rikwa, Sugon, Weitspek, Weitspekan) is an Algic language. 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 ...
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List of Indian reservations in the United States
This is a list of Indian reservations and other tribal homelands in the United States. In Canada, the List of Indian reserves in Canada, Indian reserve is a similar institution.
Federally recognized reservations
There are approximately 567 fed ...
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Redwoods Rising
Climate
References
External links
Yurok Tribe of the Yurok Reservation official site
Yurok Reservation, CaliforniaUnited States Census Bureau
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American Indian reservations in California
Federally recognized tribes in the United States
Native American tribes in California
Native Americans in Humboldt County, California
Native Americans in Del Norte County, California
Klamath River