The Yurok Indian Reservation is a Native American reservation for the

Yurok people The Yurok ( Karuk language: Yurúkvaarar / Yuru Kyara - "downriver Indian; i.e. Yurok Indian") are an Indigenous people from along the Klamath River and Pacific coast, whose homelands are located in present-day California stretching from Trini ...

located in parts of Del Norte and Humboldt counties,

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, on a stretch of the

Klamath River The Klamath River (Karuk: ''Ishkêesh'', Klamath: ''Koke'', Yurok: ''Hehlkeek 'We-Roy'') flows through Oregon and northern California in the United States, emptying into the Pacific Ocean. By average discharge, the Klamath is the second large ...

. It is one of a very few tribes who have never been removed from their ancestral lands in California. With 6,311 enrolled members, the

Yurok Tribe The Yurok (Karuk language: Yurúkvaarar / Yuru Kyara - "downriver Indian; i.e. Yurok Indian") are an Indigenous people from along the Klamath River and Pacific coast, whose homelands are located in present-day California stretching from Trinida ...

is California's largest

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. The reservation is serviced by

California Route 169 State Route 169 (SR 169) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that is separated into two distinct segments by undeveloped areas in the Yurok Indian Reservation in Del Norte and Humboldt counties. The western segment runs from U. ...

from the south, which dead ends within the reservation. It is bordered by the Hoopa Indian Reservation to the south, adjacent to Redwood National Park to the west and completely surrounds the Resighini Rancheria. The 2000 census reported a resident population of 1,103 persons on reservation territory, mostly in the community of

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, at the reservation's north end. As of the 2010 Census the population was 1,238.

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Yurok Tribe of the Yurok Reservation
official site
Yurok Reservation, California
United States Census Bureau {{DEFAULTSORT:Yurok Indian Reservation Yurok American Indian reservations in California Federally recognized tribes in the United States Native American tribes in California Native Americans in Humboldt County, California Native Americans in Del Norte County, California Klamath River

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