Yurok Tribe
For Research Toward The Restoration Of The Klamath River
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Amount$225,000
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Program
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Date Awarded7/4/2018
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Term12.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
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. This grant supports the ability of the tribe to conduct scientific studies of the Klamath River.
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)
