Yurok Tribe

Last changed on Wed, 01/10/2024 - 21:16
Community
Public User, Karuk
Category
Wellness & Resilience
Summary
Molli Myers talks about traditional foods and their importance to her people's health. She describes how eating subsistence foods has only recently become unattainable, leading to a rise in people who are suffering from Diabetes and Heart Disease.
Community
Public User, Karuk
Category
Native Sciences & Technology
Summary
Molli Myers talks about how Dams lead to fish kills, and how these kills are not always readily apparent until the returning population doesn't return. She briefly discusses restoration ideas once the Dams are removed.
Community
Public User, Karuk
Category
Ancestral Homelands
Summary
Molli Myers describes how the Gold Rush of 1848 devastated not only her land, but her culture as well. This brief overview discusses her feelings towards what happened, as well as its impact on the mountains and rivers.
Community
Public User, Yurok Tribe
Category
Sovereignty/Governance
Summary
Our Sacred Obligation recounts the history of the Yurok Tribe’s struggle against the colonization of the Klamath River, which has sustained them since time immemorial.