sue-meg state park

A large brown sign reads "Sue-meg State Park" in yellow letters with a small "campground full" sign above

The power of reclaiming Indigenous place names

by Michele Bigley on

In a deep voice, Yurok Tribal chairman Joseph James began a traditional song. ‘O Rew, the Yurok name for the surrounding land, was about to make history. That day, Save the Redwoods League, Redwood National and State Parks, and the …

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.