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Yurok
The Yurok people are an Algic-speaking Indigenous people of California that has existed along the or "Health-kick-wer-roy" (now known as the Klamath River) and on the Pacific coast, from Trinidad south of the Klamath’s mouth almost to Crescent City along the north coast. The people of the Yurok Tribe traditionally identify as , a Yurok word simply meaning "the people." Some historic documents, like the Yurok Tribe's unratified treaty with the Government of the United States (GoUS), refer to the Yurok Tribe as the Lower Klamath, Pulikla, or Poh-lik Indians to distinguish the people of the Yurok Tribe from the "Upper Klamath" or "Peh-tsick" Indians, who are now known as the Karuk Tribe. The name Yurok is derived from the Karuk word , meaning "downriver people; i.e. Yurok Indians".Andrew Garrett, Susan Gehr, Erik Hans Maier, Line Mikkelsen, Crystal Richardson, and Clare Sandy. (November 2, 2021) ''Karuk; To appear in The Languages and Linguistics of Indigenous North America: A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The Yurok people are an Algic languages, Algic-speaking Indigenous peoples of California, Indigenous people of California that has existed along the or "Health-kick-wer-roy" (now known as the Klamath River) and on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific coast, from Trinidad, California, Trinidad south of the Klamath’s mouth almost to Crescent City, California, Crescent City along the north coast. The people of the Yurok Tribe traditionally identify as , a Yurok word simply meaning "the people." Some historic documents, like the Yurok Tribe's unratified treaty with the Government of the United States (GoUS), refer to the Yurok Tribe as the Lower Klamath, Pulikla, or Poh-lik Indians to distinguish the people of the Yurok Tribe from the "Upper Klamath" or "Peh-tsick" Indians, who are now known as the Karuk Tribe. The name Yurok is derived from the Karuk language, Karuk word , meaning "downriver people; i.e. Yurok Indians".Andrew Garrett, Susan Gehr, Erik Hans Maier, Line Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
