In California’s largest landback deal, the Yurok Tribe reclaims sacred land around Klamath River

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By Anita HofschneiderJun 5, 2025, 4:30 am289 ptsTop
More than 17,000 acres around the Klamath River in Northern California, including the lower Blue Creek watershed, have returned to the Yurok Tribe, completing the largest landback deal in California history. The Yurok people have lived, fished, and hunted along the Klamath for millennia. But when the California…

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