Yurok people

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The Yurok people are a Native American tribe from northwestern California, traditionally living along the lower Klamath River and Pacific coast, known for their fishing, basketry, and rich ceremonial life.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Yurok people canonical 14
Yurok Tribe 7
Yurok 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people
ceremony Brush Dance
Jump Dance
White Deerskin Dance
World Renewal ceremonies
country United States
culturalRevitalization ceremonial revival
language revitalization programs
environmentalInitiative Klamath River dam removal advocacy
Klamath River salmon restoration efforts
federallyRecognizedTribe Yurok Tribe
linked to: Yurok people
governingBody Yurok Tribal Council
historicalEvent impacts from California Gold Rush
language Yurok language
languageFamily Algic languages
languageStatus revival language
nativeName Oohl
neighboringGroup Hupa people
Karuk people
Tolowa people
linked to: Tolowa
populationEstimate over 6,000 enrolled members
primaryLocation northwestern California
religion Kixunai belief system
linked to: Kuksu religion

traditional Yurok religion
reservation Yurok Reservation
linked to: Yurok
reservationLocation Del Norte County, California
Humboldt County, California
linked to: Humboldt County
socialStructure patrilineal inheritance
village-based society
traditionalCraft basketry
canoe building
traditionalCurrency dentalium shells
traditionalEconomy wealth-based status system
traditionalHousing redwood plank houses
traditionalMaterial bear grass
maidenhair fern
redwood
spruce root
traditionalSubsistence acorn gathering
deer hunting
salmon fishing
sea lion hunting
traditionalTerritory Klamath River estuary
Pacific coast of northwestern California
Redwood Creek area
Trinidad Bay area
lower Klamath River
linked to: Klamath River
treaty Treaty of 1851–1852 (unratified) with the United States

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Wiyot people relatedEthnicGroup Yurok people
Shasta people neighboringGroup Yurok people
Hupa people neighboringGroup Yurok people
Karuk people neighboringGroup Yurok people
Klamath Project hasStakeholder Yurok Tribe
linked to: Yurok people
Yurok language spokenBy Yurok people
Yurok language ethnicGroup Yurok
linked to: Yurok people
Yurok language governingBody Yurok Tribe
linked to: Yurok people
Klamath Basin hasIndigenousPeople Yurok Tribe
linked to: Yurok people
Klamath River dam removal project stakeholder Yurok Tribe
linked to: Yurok people
California genocide victim Yurok people
Brush Dance practicedBy Yurok people
Jump Dance practicedBy Yurok people
Tolowa relatedEthnicGroup Yurok
linked to: Yurok people
Trinity River Restoration Program hasParticipant Yurok Tribe
linked to: Yurok people
Theodora Kroeber ethnicGroupDocumented Yurok people
subject linked to: Theodora
Yurok people federallyRecognizedTribe Yurok Tribe
linked to: Yurok people
Chilula people neighboringGroup Yurok people
Trinidad, California hasNearbyTribe Yurok Tribe
linked to: Yurok people
Mattole people neighboringPeople Yurok people