Yurok
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The Yurok are an Indigenous peoples of California from along the Klamath River and Pacific coast, whose homelands stretch from Trinidad in the south to Crescent City in the north.
Yurok man and canoe on the Trinity River by Edward S. Curtis, c. 1923
Mouth of the Klamath River at the Pacific Ocean
19th century Yurok spoons
Yurok basketweaver
Karuk language
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Karuk or Karok is the traditional language of the Karuk people in the region surrounding the Klamath River, in Northwestern California. The name ‘Karuk’ is derived from the Karuk word káruk, meaning “upriver”.
Klamath River in California