An effort to return 73 square miles of forests to California’s Yurok Tribe has been completed. Organizers say the deal will help restore and protect vital habitat for salmon in Blue Creek.

It's being called the largest land return deal in California's history. Yurok Fisheries Department Director Barry McCovey tells NPR's Scott Detrow what it means for the Yurok Tribe and for the land.

Over the past decade, the Yurok have been helping restore the land. Another forgotten jewel of the ecosystem is salmon. The fish were once so plentiful, they were eaten with most meals.

The agreement to repatriate the 125 acres to the Yurok Tribe was finalized earlier this month. Steve Mietz, superintendent of Redwood National and State Parks, says this deepens the relationship ...

The Yurok Tribe’s annual salmon festival in Klamath, California, is a little different this year. Yes, there’s a noisy parade, yes there are dozens of stalls selling T-shirts and jewelry, yes ...

The Yurok Tribe has regained nearly 189 square kilometres of ancestral forestland along the Klamath River in northern California, more than doubling their land holdings and marking the largest ...

Yurok Chairman Joseph L. James speaks to MOU signatories on the banks of Prairie Creek on the 'O Rew site near Orick, California on March 19, 2024. The agreement marks the first time that Native ...

Native American News California’s Yurok Tribe gets back ancestral lands that were taken over 120 years ago Published: Jun. 07, 2025, 8:00 a.m.

Alanna Nulph wanted to be a helper when Indigenous people went missing in her region. A senior paralegal and special tribal criminal jurisdiction coordinator for the Yurok Tribe in Northern ...

Condor, known as prey-go-neesh in the native language, is sacred to the Yurok people. The Yurok reservation lies along the Klamath River in northwest California, but much of the tribe’s ...