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Yurok people
The
Yurok
, whose name means "downriver people" in the neighboring
Karuk language
(also called
yuh'ára
, or
yurúkvaarar
in Karuk), are
Native American
s who live in northwestern
California
near the
Klamath River
and
Pacific
coast. Their autonym is
Olekwo'l
meaning "Persons." Today they live on the
Yurok Indian Reservation
, on several
rancherias
, including the
Trinidad Rancheria
, throughout
Humboldt County
. They are enrolled in seven different
federally recognized tribes
today.
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