Yurok Tribe

For Enhancing Capacity Of The Yurok Tribe

  • Amount
    $300,000
  • Program
  • Date Awarded
    9/22/2018
  • Term
    24.0 Months
  • Type of Support
    Project
Overview
The Yurok Tribe is California’s largest Indian Tribe with nearly 5,000 enrolled members. The Yurok Tribe’s territory consists of all ancestral lands, specifically including, but not limited to, the Yurok Reservation’s lands, which currently extend from one mile on each side from the mouth of the Klamath River and upriver for a distance of 44 miles. The Tribe will use this grant funding to hire additional attorney staff, and support expert contract attorneys and scientists.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.yuroktribe.org 
Address
190 Klamath Boulevard P.O. Box 1027, Klamath, CA, 95548-1027, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for the Yurok Tribal Fisheries Program  
The Yurok Tribe is California’s largest Native American tribe, with nearly 5,000 enrolled members. The Yurok Tribe’s territory consists of ancestral lands specifically including, but not limited to, the Yurok Reservation’s lands, which currently extend from one mile on each side from the mouth of the Klamath River and upriver for a distance of 44 miles. The Tribe will use this grant to support its fisheries program. (Substrategy: Advance Conservation Protections)
for the Office of the Tribal Attorney  
The Yurok Tribe is California’s largest Native American tribe, with nearly 5,000 enrolled members. The Yurok’s territory consists of all ancestral lands, specifically including, but not limited to, the Yurok Reservation’s lands, which currently extend from one mile on each side from the mouth of the Klamath River and upriver for a distance of 44 miles. The tribe will use this grant to support its Office of the Tribal Attorney to protect its environment and confront climate change, thereby providing for the health of Yurok people and culture. (Substrategy: Advance Conservation Protections)
for fire management plan  
The Yurok Tribe practices fire management on the Yurok Reservation and ancestral lands for healthier ecosystems; long-term fire protection for residents; and support of the traditional hunting, gathering, and cultural/ceremonial activities of the tribe. This grant supports their efforts to develop a Spatial Fire Management Plan. (Substrategy: Wildfire)

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