![]() Karuk leader Ron Reed collecting gooseberries (2014) | |
Total population | |
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2010 census: 6,115 alone and in combination[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
California (Yreka, Happy Camp, Orleans), Oregon[2] | |
Languages | |
English, Karuk | |
Religion | |
Christianity, other | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Yurok |
The Karuk people are an indigenous people of California, and the Karuk Tribe is one of the largest tribes in California.[2] Karuks are also enrolled in two other federally recognized tribes, the Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria[3] and the Quartz Valley Indian Community.
Happy Camp, California, is located in the heart of the Karuk Tribe's ancestral territory, which extends along the Klamath River from Bluff Creek (near the community of Orleans in Humboldt County) through Siskiyou County and into Southern Oregon.[4]