More than 17,000 acres around the Klamath River in northern California,have returned to the Yurok Tribe, completing the largest landback deal in California history.

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 ...

California’s Yurok Tribe gets back ancestral lands that were taken over 120 years ago By: Dorany Pineda, Terry Chea And Godofredo Vasquez, The Associated Press Posted: 2:10 AM CDT Thursday, Jun ...

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 ...

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.

The Yurok Tribe had 90% of its territory taken during the California Gold Rush in the mid-1800s, suffering massacres and disease from settlers. “To go from when I was a kid and 20 years ago even ...

The Klamath River is free of four huge dams for the first time in generations. But for the Yurok tribe, the river's restoration is only just beginning – starting with 18 billion seeds.

Members of the Yurok Tribe watch as California Gov. Jerry Brown speaks during the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement signing ceremony. (Will Houston/Associated Press) The latest deal is ...

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 ...

Yurok Tribe members Tiana Williams-Claussen, left, and Morgan Clayburn make their way to Blue Creek while traveling on the Klamath River, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Humboldt County, Calif. (AP ...