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.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Yurok people canonical 6
Yurok Tribe 4
Yurok 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people
ceremony Brush Dance NERFINISHED
Jump Dance NERFINISHED
White Deerskin Dance NERFINISHED
World Renewal ceremonies
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalRevitalization ceremonial revival
language revitalization programs
environmentalInitiative Klamath River dam removal advocacy
Klamath River salmon restoration efforts
federallyRecognizedTribe Yurok Tribe NERFINISHED
governingBody Yurok Tribal Council NERFINISHED
historicalEvent impacts from California Gold Rush
language Yurok language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Algic languages NERFINISHED
languageStatus revival language
nativeName Oohl NERFINISHED
neighboringGroup Hupa people NERFINISHED
Karuk people NERFINISHED
Tolowa people NERFINISHED
populationEstimate over 6,000 enrolled members
primaryLocation northwestern California
religion Kixunai belief system NERFINISHED
traditional Yurok religion
reservation Yurok Reservation NERFINISHED
reservationLocation Del Norte County, California NERFINISHED
Humboldt County, California NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Pacific coast of northwestern California
Redwood Creek area NERFINISHED
Trinidad Bay area NERFINISHED
lower Klamath River NERFINISHED
treaty Treaty of 1851–1852 (unratified) with the United States NERFINISHED

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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 people
this entity surface form: Yurok Tribe
Yurok language spokenBy Yurok people
Yurok language ethnicGroup Yurok people
this entity surface form: Yurok
Yurok language governingBody Yurok people
this entity surface form: Yurok Tribe
Klamath Basin hasIndigenousPeople Yurok people
this entity surface form: Yurok Tribe
Klamath River dam removal project stakeholder Yurok people
this entity surface form: Yurok Tribe
California genocide victim Yurok people
Tolowa relatedEthnicGroup Yurok people
this entity surface form: Yurok