Karuk people

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The Karuk people are a Native American tribe indigenous to northwestern California, traditionally living along the Klamath River with a rich cultural heritage centered on fishing, basketry, and ceremonial practices.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Karuk people canonical 9
Karuk Tribe 7
Karuk 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people
indigenous people
ceremony Brush Dance
Jump Dance
World Renewal ceremonies
surface form: World Renewal Ceremony
country United States of America
culturalPractice acorn processing
basketry
ceremonial dances
salmon fishing
world renewal ceremonies
engagedIn cultural revitalization
fisheries restoration
language revitalization
ethnicGroupOf United States of America
surface form: United States
governingBody Karuk Tribal Council
hasOrganization Karuk Tribe Department of Natural Resources
hasReservation Karuk Tribe trust lands
hasTribalGovernment Karuk people self-linksurface differs
surface form: Karuk Tribe
indigenousTo northwestern California
language Karuk language
languageFamily Hokan languages
neighboringGroup Hupa people
Yurok people
notableFor fine basket weaving
fire stewardship practices
populationRegion Humboldt County
surface form: Humboldt County, California

Siskiyou County, California
Trinity County, California
primaryState California, United States
surface form: California
recognizedAs federally recognized tribe
recognizedBy United States government
surface form: United States federal government
region Klamath Basin
surface form: Klamath River basin
religion Christianity
Native American Church
traditional Karuk religion
traditionalArt basketry
beadwork
traditionalEconomy riverine fishing economy
traditionalFood Pacific salmon
acorns
deer
traditionalHousing plank houses
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
traditionalTerritory Klamath River
uses cultural burning

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Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Karuk language spokenBy Karuk people
Karuk language hasOrganizationSupport Karuk people
this entity surface form: Karuk Tribe
Yurok neighboringPeople Karuk people
this entity surface form: Karuk
Karok federallyRecognizedTribeName Karuk people
this entity surface form: Karuk Tribe
Karok governedBy Karuk people
this entity surface form: Karuk Tribal Council
Wiyot people relatedEthnicGroup Karuk people
Shasta people neighboringGroup Karuk people
Hupa people neighboringGroup Karuk people
Karuk people hasTribalGovernment Karuk people self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Karuk Tribe
Klamath Project hasStakeholder Karuk people
this entity surface form: Karuk Tribe
Karuk Language Restoration Committee languageFamilyTarget Karuk people
this entity surface form: Karuk
Karuk Language Restoration Committee collaboratesWith Karuk people
this entity surface form: Karuk Tribe
Klamath Basin hasIndigenousPeople Karuk people
this entity surface form: Karuk Tribe
Klamath River dam removal project stakeholder Karuk people
this entity surface form: Karuk Tribe
California genocide victim Karuk people
Tolowa relatedEthnicGroup Karuk people
this entity surface form: Karuk
Wiyot relatedEthnicGroup Karuk people
this entity surface form: Karuk
Shasta neighboringGroup Karuk people
this entity surface form: Karuk
Brush Dance culture Karuk people
this entity surface form: Karuk culture