Karuk: Tribe seeks input on economic growth plan - The Karuk Tribe, in collaboration with the Karuk Community Development Corporation (KCDC), is in the process of developing a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), a recent press release announced. The purpose of this process is to create a guide for economic growth of an area.

Karuk: The Karuk Tribe Emergence - With a new stunning administrative victory in hand, the Karuk Tribe of California is already planning its path to the economic opportunities fueled by casino revenues that many tribes have enjoyed for years but which were denied to it. This week, the Tribe will meet with both City and Siskiyou County officials to discuss its plans for development. If the past is prologue, the tribal success in moving forward is a foregone conclusion. As for the Karuk members, the universal sentiment was summed up in the words of one who told this writer, "This is a happy day!"

Karuk: Tribe sues over suction mining - In response to the potential return of suction dredges to mine for gold in California’s rivers, the state’s Karuk Tribe, salmon fishermen and conservation groups have filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Fish and Game.

Karuk: Casino OKed for Yreka - The Karuk Tribe of California announced on Monday that it has received a permit from the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) to operate a casino in the Yreka area.

Karuk: What's real motive for fighting dredging? - While the well-funded lobbying efforts of the Karuk Indian tribe and others continue to perpetrate falsehoods concerning recreational mining in the streams of California, I have to ask a basic question: Why do they expend that kind of money and effort in order to stop the miners from exercising both their rights and their bodies while enjoying themselves?

Karuk: Lawsuit seeks to block return of suction dredges for hobby gold mining in CA rivers - An Indian tribe, conservation groups and salmon fishermen filed a lawsuit challenging the return of suction dredges to mine for gold in California rivers. The lawsuit was filed late Monday in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland, Calif., against the California Department of Fish and Game. The lawsuit was the latest development in a long-running battle by the Karuk Tribe on the Klamath River to stop hobby gold miners.

Karuk: Tribe has not issued permit to Eagle Peak for asphalt plant - The Karuk Tribe on Friday issued a press release stating that it "has not issued a use permit to Eagle Peak Rock and Paving for the operation of facilities associated with a batch plant located on the Jim Benter Indian Allotment."

Karuk: Crispen King McAllister: Running for a cause - Crispen King McAllister is ready to put some serious miles on his running shoes beginning on Saturday. McAllister, a member of the Karuk Tribal Council, plans to run more than 230 miles through Karuk ancestral territory from Orleans through Happy Camp and on to Yreka and back again starting on Saturday at 4 a.m. for a "Karuk Charity Run."

Karuk: Darvin “Bud” Davis III - Darvin "Bud" Ervin Davis III was born on Jan. 14, 1987 in Crescent City, Calif. On March 1, 2012, he went to be with his creator. He was an enrolled Karuk Tribal member. He was an active member of the native community in Karuk and Yurok territories.

Karuk: Clarke Museum decision puts Native American collection at risk - Russell “Buster” Attebery, Chairman: The Karuk Tribe is writing to express our concern with the recent decision of the Clarke Historical Museum's board of directors to dismiss Director Pam Service, leaving the museum without clear leadership, vision and daily responsibility for museum operations and collections.

Karuk: Clarke Museum decision puts Native American collection at risk - Russell “Buster” Attebery, Chairman, Karuk Tribe: The Karuk Tribe is writing to express our concern with the recent decision of the Clarke Historical Museum's board of directors to dismiss Director Pam Service, leaving the museum without clear leadership, vision and daily responsibility for museum operations and collections.

Karuk: STAGE to add routes along Highway 96 - The western Siskiyou County and mid-Klamath communities along Highway 96 are about to become more connected to the rest of the county due to an expansion of services by the Siskiyou Transit and General Express (STAGE). A recent press release from the Karuk Tribe stated, “After a nearly four-year planning and negotiation process, the Karuk Tribe Department of Transportation is pleased to announce that starting Feb. 27, the STAGE will offer expanded bus services to the communities of Somes Bar and Orleans.”

Karuk: Klamath draft report released; Thompson: 'The time for Congress to act is now' - A draft report released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of the Interior says a landmark agreement to remove dams in the Klamath Basin will restore salmon and sustain irrigation for farmers in Southern Oregon and Northern California. Overall, the report is good news, said Karuk Tribe spokesman Craig Tucker. "It's another affirmation that implementing our agreements is good for fish, good for farms, good for the economy and good for America," Tucker said.

Karuk: Legal guru Fred Grant will speak in Redding; federal 'coordination' to be covered at meetings - Fred Kelly Grant, a property rights attorney and tea party role model who champions a process he calls "coordination" to stymie federal land-use and protected-species decisions, will hold two community discussions Monday in Redding. Grant espouses a theory that federal agencies by law must deal with local governments when revising their public land travel plans or protecting endangered species. S. Craig Tucker, the Klamath campaign coordinator for the Karuk Tribe, a group that supports dam removal, said people should be skeptical of Grant. Tucker said Siskiyou County and others have been charmed into paying Grant, even though his legal theories have no basis in actual law. "I think he is modern snake oil salesmen, essentially," Tucker said.

Karuk: Supervisors issue invite to Karuk leaders - The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to invite the Karuk tribal leadership to meet and discuss the tribe’s Scott Valley groundwater study. "The SVGWAC feels an open discussion with the board and tribe is imperative for understanding the direction and intent of the Karuk tribe's modeling efforts," the letter stated. "This will provide the advisory committee with knowledge needed to supply proper advisements in relation to this topic."

Karuk: No injuries in fire at Chuufish Street residence - While the property damage was substantial, no injuries were reported as a result of a fire that broke out Tuesday night at a Chuufish Street residence in the Karuk Tribal Housing community.

Karuk: Tribe Fights to Have Feds Intervene in Mining - A federal agency has shirked its duty under the Endangered Species Act by not consulting on mining in northern California's Klamath National Forest that could harm Coho salmon, the Karuk Tribe claimed at hearing before the full 9th Circuit in San Francisco.

Karuk: Environmentalists control Tribe - The Tribal and non-Tribal communities along the Klamath River have suffered significant population declines in the wake of pro-environmental policies trying to stop logging, gold mining and sawmills.

Karuk: Author writes memoir to heal; Siskiyou County native shares his hope - Speaking by telephone from Minneapolis last week, Cabitto summed up the message of The Fractured Life of 3743 - A Journey to Redemption: "Inspiration," he said. "Inspiring others to seek their own greatness."

Karuk: Open letter to the Bureau of Reclamation - "Eatable" versus edible: short-term problems of dam removal raised as reasons to avoid long-term solution.

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