Yurok

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The Yurok are a Native American people of northwestern California, traditionally living along the lower Klamath River and Pacific coast with a rich cultural heritage centered on fishing, riverine trade, and ceremonial practices.

All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Yurok canonical 7
Yurok people 3
Yurok Tribe 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian reservation
Indigenous people of California
Native American people
tribal government
colonialHistory impacted by California Gold Rush
subject to forced assimilation policies
country United States of America
culturalRevitalization ceremonial revival
language revitalization programs
environmentalInvolvement Klamath River restoration efforts
ethnicGroupOf United States of America
surface form: United States
hasTribalGovernment Yurok self-linksurface differs
surface form: Yurok Tribe
headquartersLocation Klamath, California
language Yurok language
languageFamily Algic languages
locatedIn Del Norte County, California
Humboldt County
surface form: Humboldt County, California
neighboringPeople Hupa people
surface form: Hupa

Karuk people
surface form: Karuk

Tolowa
Wiyot
notableCeremony Brush Dance
Jump Dance
World Renewal ceremonies
populationTrend increasing in late 20th and early 21st century
primaryRegion North Coast of California
surface form: northwestern California
recognizedAs federally recognized tribe
recognizedBy United States government
surface form: United States federal government
religion Christianity
Native American Church
traditional Yurok religion
reservation Yurok self-linksurface differs
surface form: Yurok Reservation
traditionalBelief spiritual power associated with places
world renewal
traditionalCraft basketry
canoe building
traditionalEconomy riverine trade
traditionalFood acorns
eel
salmon
traditionalHousing redwood plank houses
traditionalSocialOrganization village-based communities
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
traditionalTerritory Pacific coast of northwestern California
Klamath River
surface form: lower Klamath River
traditionalTransportation dugout canoes
usesAsCurrency dentalium shells

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

California cultural area inhabitedBy Yurok
this entity surface form: Yurok people
California condor recovery program involvesOrganization Yurok
this entity surface form: Yurok Tribe
Yuri hasDiminutiveForm Yurok
Klamath River culturalSignificanceFor Yurok
this entity surface form: Yurok people
Yurok hasTribalGovernment Yurok self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Yurok Tribe
Yurok reservation Yurok self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Yurok Reservation
Karok neighboringPeople Yurok
Indigenous peoples of California includesEthnicGroup Yurok
this entity surface form: Yurok people
California's 2nd congressional district containsTribalLands Yurok
this entity surface form: Yurok Indian Reservation
Algic hasPart Yurok
World Renewal ceremonies performedIn Yurok
this entity surface form: Yurok ancestral territory
Brush Dance culture Yurok
this entity surface form: Yurok culture
Wiyot relatedEthnicGroup Yurok