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Archie Thompson, oldest member of Yurok Tribe, passes at 93 (04/08)
Archie Thompson, who was the oldest member of the Yurok Tribe of California, died on March 26. He was 93. Thompson was a fluent speaker of Yurok. He was among...
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Yurok Tribe seeing success with language revitalization effort (02/07)
The Yurok Tribe of California is seeing success with its language revitalization efforts. In the 1990s, only six elders could speak the language fluently. Yurok is now offered in five...
Filed Under: Law | Trust
Yurok Tribe pressed to share all of $27.5M trust settlement (01/29)
Members of the Yurok Tribe of California are circulating a petition to distribute all of a $27.5 million trust fund settlement on a per capita basis. The tribal council wants...
Filed Under: Law | Trust
Yurok Tribe sets vote on plan for $27.5M trust fund settlement (01/16)
The Yurok Tribe of California has settled its trust fund lawsuit for $27.5 million. Tribal members will now decide what to do with the money. A referendum proposes using 63...
Filed Under: Politics
Thomas O'Rourke secures re-election as Yurok Tribe chairman (11/09)
The Yurok Tribe of California held a run-off election for chairman on Wednesday. Incumbent Thomas O'Rourke, Sr. won re-election. He defeated Raymond McQuillen with 53 percent of the vote. Get...
Filed Under: Politics
Chairman of Yurok Tribe facing run-off election on Wednesday (11/06)
The Yurok Tribe of California holds a run-off election for chairman on Wednesday. Incumbent Thomas O'Rourke, Sr. is being challenged by Raymond McQuillen for the post. O'Rourke received 31 percent...
Filed Under: Opinion
Opinion: Tribal division hurts Klamath River restoration efforts (10/22)
"Your report – Tribes Object to Chemical Tests on the Klamath River in the October 9 edition – quoted PacifiCorp spokespersons as stating that they are allowed to release algaecides...
Filed Under: Law
Yurok Tribe reports large seizures of marijuana on reservation (10/04)
The Yurok Tribe of California reported seizures of nearly 2,000 marijuana plants and 177 pounds of processed marijuana on the reservation. Working with other law enforcement agencies, the tribe eradicated...
Filed Under: Environment | Law
Federal charges added in case of $1M theft from Yurok Tribe (08/14)
The primary suspect in the theft of nearly $1 million from the Yurok Tribe of California is now facing federal charges. Roland Raymond, 49, was a forestry director for the...
Filed Under: Environment | National | Politics
Tribes in Klamath Basin see restoration agreement go nowhere (07/19)
A deal to remove dams from the Klamath River has stalled amid opposition from a local Tea Party group, The New York Times reports. Tribes in northern California and southern...
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High school in California looking to offer Yurok language class (05/17)
A public high school in California is proposing to offer a Yurok language class for the first time next fall. Eureka High School is working with the Yurok Tribe on...
Filed Under: Law
Cover Story: Unanswered questions on $1M Yurok theft (04/12)
"It was shortly after 4 a.m., still 2 ½ hours before dawn on Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, and Roland Raymond was behind the wheel of his new Chevy Tahoe. In...
Filed Under: Environment | Law
Primary suspect in Yurok Tribe theft case finally surrenders (04/06)
The primary suspect in the theft of nearly $1 million from the Yurok Tribe of California turned himself in on Thursday, after more than a month on the run. Roland...
Filed Under: National
Man from Yurok Tribe on journey to build traditional village (03/19)
Willard Carlson Jr., a member of the Yurok Tribe of California, is leading an effort to build a traditional village near a sacred site on the reservation. Carlson, 59, came...
Filed Under: Opinion
Opinion: Biologists trade their opinions for the highest price (03/14)
"The recent arrest of Mad River biologists Ronald LeValley and Sean McAllister on charges of using phony spotted owl surveys to embezzle funds from the Yurok Tribe should lead to...
Archie Thompson, oldest member of Yurok Tribe, passes at 93 (04/08)
Archie Thompson, who was the oldest member of the Yurok Tribe of California, died on March 26. He was 93. Thompson was a fluent speaker of Yurok. He was among...
Filed Under: Education <% pageid=5700 %>
Yurok Tribe seeing success with language revitalization effort (02/07)
The Yurok Tribe of California is seeing success with its language revitalization efforts. In the 1990s, only six elders could speak the language fluently. Yurok is now offered in five...
Filed Under: Law | Trust
Yurok Tribe pressed to share all of $27.5M trust settlement (01/29)
Members of the Yurok Tribe of California are circulating a petition to distribute all of a $27.5 million trust fund settlement on a per capita basis. The tribal council wants...
Filed Under: Law | Trust
Yurok Tribe sets vote on plan for $27.5M trust fund settlement (01/16)
The Yurok Tribe of California has settled its trust fund lawsuit for $27.5 million. Tribal members will now decide what to do with the money. A referendum proposes using 63...
Filed Under: Politics
Thomas O'Rourke secures re-election as Yurok Tribe chairman (11/09)
The Yurok Tribe of California held a run-off election for chairman on Wednesday. Incumbent Thomas O'Rourke, Sr. won re-election. He defeated Raymond McQuillen with 53 percent of the vote. Get...
Filed Under: Politics
Chairman of Yurok Tribe facing run-off election on Wednesday (11/06)
The Yurok Tribe of California holds a run-off election for chairman on Wednesday. Incumbent Thomas O'Rourke, Sr. is being challenged by Raymond McQuillen for the post. O'Rourke received 31 percent...
Filed Under: Opinion
Opinion: Tribal division hurts Klamath River restoration efforts (10/22)
"Your report – Tribes Object to Chemical Tests on the Klamath River in the October 9 edition – quoted PacifiCorp spokespersons as stating that they are allowed to release algaecides...
Filed Under: Law
Yurok Tribe reports large seizures of marijuana on reservation (10/04)
The Yurok Tribe of California reported seizures of nearly 2,000 marijuana plants and 177 pounds of processed marijuana on the reservation. Working with other law enforcement agencies, the tribe eradicated...
Filed Under: Environment | Law
Federal charges added in case of $1M theft from Yurok Tribe (08/14)
The primary suspect in the theft of nearly $1 million from the Yurok Tribe of California is now facing federal charges. Roland Raymond, 49, was a forestry director for the...
Filed Under: Environment | National | Politics
Tribes in Klamath Basin see restoration agreement go nowhere (07/19)
A deal to remove dams from the Klamath River has stalled amid opposition from a local Tea Party group, The New York Times reports. Tribes in northern California and southern...
Filed Under: Education <% pageid=5700 %>
High school in California looking to offer Yurok language class (05/17)
A public high school in California is proposing to offer a Yurok language class for the first time next fall. Eureka High School is working with the Yurok Tribe on...
Filed Under: Law
Cover Story: Unanswered questions on $1M Yurok theft (04/12)
"It was shortly after 4 a.m., still 2 ½ hours before dawn on Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, and Roland Raymond was behind the wheel of his new Chevy Tahoe. In...
Filed Under: Environment | Law
Primary suspect in Yurok Tribe theft case finally surrenders (04/06)
The primary suspect in the theft of nearly $1 million from the Yurok Tribe of California turned himself in on Thursday, after more than a month on the run. Roland...
Filed Under: National
Man from Yurok Tribe on journey to build traditional village (03/19)
Willard Carlson Jr., a member of the Yurok Tribe of California, is leading an effort to build a traditional village near a sacred site on the reservation. Carlson, 59, came...
Filed Under: Opinion
Opinion: Biologists trade their opinions for the highest price (03/14)
"The recent arrest of Mad River biologists Ronald LeValley and Sean McAllister on charges of using phony spotted owl surveys to embezzle funds from the Yurok Tribe should lead to...
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