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Yurok

The Yurok Native Americans are historically divided into two different groups: the Coast Yurok who lived along the slopes of the northern California coast, and the Klamath River Yurok who dwelled along the lower portion of the Klamath River. The Yurok indigenous peoples traditionally spoke Ritwan of the Algonquian language family. Prior to Euroamerican contact it is estimated that the Yurok Native Americans numbered upwards of 2,000 individuals. Today there are over 3,000 individuals with Yorok ancestry.

Name: Yurok.

Location: Northwest Pacific coast and along the lower Klamath River.

Population: Approximately 2,000 prior to Euroamerican contact; upwards of 3,000 individuals with Yurok Native American ancestry.

Language Family: Algonquian.

First Contact by Euroamericans: In 1775 by Juan Francisco de la Bodega.

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