Location: California
Population: 6,000
Date of Constitution: 1993
Yurok Tribe. 1993 "Constitution of the Yurok Tribe." Klamath, CA.
ARTICLE I - TERRITORY , JURISDICTION AND AUTHORITY SECTION 1 - Ancestral Lands The Ancestral Lands of the Yurok Tribe extend unbroken along the Pacific Ocean coast (including usual and customary offÂshore fishing areas) from Damnation Creek, its northern boundary, to the southern boundary of the…
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