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Resighini Rancheria Becomes Pulikla Tribe of Yurok People
Honoring Ancestral Lands and Cultural Heritage, Pulikla translates to “downriver people,” which is the traditional name of people who reside or descend from the villages along the lower Klamath.

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In honor of #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, The James Irvine Foundation is spotlighting Tribal Nations and Native-led and serving organizations Irvine is proud to support.

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More than 4,500 square miles of ocean will soon be protected by the federal government off the Central California coast.

Resighini Rancheria Becomes Pulikla Tribe of Yurok People
Honoring Ancestral Lands and Cultural Heritage, Pulikla translates to “downriver people,” which is the traditional name of people who reside or descend from the villages along the lower Klamath.

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