Yurok Culture

Rosie Clayburn stands in front of a restored pond and looks into the distance

Yurok leader offers insight on landmark project at ‘O Rew  

by Michele Bigley on

Rosie Clayburn is a dynamic leader with the Yurok Tribe of Northern California, the state’s largest Indigenous tribe. As the Yurok Tribal Heritage Preservation Officer and Cultural Resources Director, she advises on everything from land acquisition to the protection of …

Bright blue water travels through underground roots and up the trunk of a redwood tree in this animation of water transportation in the redwoods

New documentary reveals secrets of California redwoods

by Kristina Malsberger on

They only had to wait a few thousand years, but the redwoods are finally getting their moment in the cinematic spotlight. California’s big trees are the stars of Giants Rising, a new feature-length documentary that will make its Bay Area …

Young woman paddling a redwood canoe on the river

Redwoods Are a Living Part of Yurok Culture

by Maiya Rainer on

More than just other humans and animals, we also care for the trees and the rivers, and that truth holds a really big place in my heart for nature.