Yurok: Tribe receives $1.1 million to fix Mouth of Klamath Road - The Yurok Tribe has received two emergency project funding notices, totaling $1.1 million, for the stabilization Mouth of Klamath Road, a critical thoroughfare for tribal members, residents and tourists, according to a press release from the tribe.

Yurok: Tribe revisits Redwood National Park land transfer; tribe holding public meetings next week on revised legislation - The Yurok Tribe is rolling out new draft legislation next week in its attempt to place more than 1,200 acres of national park land under the tribe's control.

Yurok: Klamath River cleanup set for Saturday - The Yurok Tribe is holding its 11th annual Klamath River Cleanup event on Saturday to raise awareness about illegal dumping and pollution. This year's family-friendly event also includes an invasive plant pull.

Yurok: Tribe asks Commission to better protect traditional harvest under MLPA - The Yurok Tribe delivered a proposal before the California Fish and Game Commission in Eureka on Wednesday, April 11 "giving the board an opportunity to better protect the Tribe’s right to traditionally harvest of marine resources," according to a press release from the Tribe.

Yurok: Questions linger in million-dollar embezzlement scheme after fugitive surrenders - Late last month the embezzlement investigation was taken over by the FBI and the U.S. Department of the Interior. The case likely will be prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The next court date is scheduled for May 1.

Yurok: Roland Raymond turns himself in to authorities Thursday; former Yurok Tribe forestry director accused of embezzling federal funds - Former Yurok Tribe Forestry Director Roland Raymond, 49, was booked into the Del Norte County jail at 9:30 a.m. Thursday after turning himself in to authorities, according to the Del Norte County District Attorney's Office. Raymond had been on the run since Feb. 23, when authorities served search warrants at his home on the 2200 block of Hillcrest Avenue just outside Eureka city limits. A $1 million warrant for Raymond's arrest was issued, alleging he committed crimes of burglary, embezzlement and conspiracy to commit a crime.

Yurok: A Vision of Reviving Tribal Ways in a Remote Corner of California - From a forested bluff, Willard Carlson Jr. stands watch over Blue Creek where its indigo eddies meet the gray-green riffles of the Klamath River. One night, cooking salmon and eel over an alder fire, he vowed to do something that had not been tried here for at least 150 years: to build a traditional Yurok village from scratch, a ceremonial place that will "bring people home to reconnect with the old ways," he said. Mr. Carlson, now 59, his salt-and-pepper hair heavy on the salt, named the village now rising in a clearing Ah Pah, or "the beginning of the stairway." He views it as a place of healing for "the many people who have lost their way."

Yurok: Cannery on Yurok Reservation Planned - Efforts are being coordinated to create food security and livelihood for families on the Yurok Reservation. The project involves building a cannery and food processing center. A Yurok family launched the funding campaign using a crowd funding platform. The funds raised will be used to build an FDA approved cannery in Weitchpec on the eastern edge of the Yurok Reservation. The funding campaign features the smoked wild salmon and the blackberry and huckleberry jelly and jam gift sets. These will be the first products produced by the cannery. Their objectives are to build an FDA approved cannery; to develop a food distribution practice within the community; and to create a market for the surplus foods. The video on the website is 3 1/2 minutes long.

Yurok: Alleged embezzlement by forestry director, MLPA official outrages Tribe - "The Tribal Council understands the outrage that we all may feel as the victims of these alleged crimes," said Thomas O'Rourke, Chair of the Yurok Tribal Council. The Yurok Tribal Council, in a letter to Tribal Members on February 14, expressed "great disappointment and outrage" over "serious allegations of theft of Tribal resources" by two biologists and the former Yurok Forestry Department Director.

Yurok: Warrants served in $900K embezzlement case - Search warrants were served on three locations in Humboldt County on Thursday seeking individuals and evidence linked to an embezzlement case involving the Yurok Tribe and totaling more than $900,000. Most of the money is suspected of being bilked over two years by former Yurok Tribe Director of Forestry Roland Raymond with the aid of Ron LeValley, president of Mad River Biologists, authorities said in an affidavit of probable cause.

Yurok: Condor conservation - Yurok Tribe Wildlife Biologist Chris West will present an illustrated talk on the “The California Condor: Recovery Still in the Balance.” He will cover the biology and history of condors throughout their range, threats to the species and resulting declines, and the current conservation program history and progress.

Yurok: Ridgway’s Jacob Anderson is student of the month - Ridgway High School’s Jacob Anderson is Santa Rosa City Schools high school student of the month for January. Anderson has earned a 3.7 grade point average. Anderson is active in Yurok Tribe of California activities and regularly sings and dances with Native American performing youth groups. He spent last summer in Montana and South Dakota singing and dancing at tribal gatherings.

Yurok: Klamath man dies in car accident on State Route 169 - The Yurok Tribal Police found a Klamath man Friday afternoon who died after his car went over a steep embankment on State Route 169. According to the California Highway Patrol, Albert W. Webster, 48, was driving his 1995 Toyota 4-Runner northbound on Route 169 when he failed to navigate a lefthand curve in the road. He drove across a wide pullout and over the edge of a steep embankment.

Yurok: Riding to the Rescue of the Klamath

Yurok: Trinidad fishing fleet receives blessing; event has become a Thanksgiving tradition

Yurok: Gensaw Sr. elected to Yurok Tribal Council

Yurok: Hundreds of students team up

Yurok: Artistic pursuits

Yurok: Bill would lead to dam removal from Klamath River

Yurok: Concerns, support over Klamath dam removal continue

Yurok: Author seeking dignity for Indian dead to speak at SOU