This Reservation is located in extreme northwestern California and is located along the Klamath River. Historians claim the two Reservations are separate but both the hoopa indian reservation and yurok indian reservation, are connected. And, of course, that rightfully means they are one reservation. Hoopa people are supposedly Athabascan while the Yurok people are Algonquian (Anishinabe) who have lived in that region for at least 1,000 years. Historically, after the whites invaded California, attempts were made by both the Indians and whites to reach a peaceful solution to the white problem. However, a few years after 1850, wars started between the Yurok (they knew from the Seven Fires Prophecy what the intentions of the whites were) which ended in 1864. A treaty was signed which established this Reservation the whites claim are two.
All was well with the Reservation until the whites created the filthy illicit 1887 Dawes Act. Originally, the Reservation covered 228 sq. mi. or over 140,000 acres. After the land allotments, most of the Yurok section was lost to the whites (timber companies) who bought around 48,000 acres in Yurok land allotments. This is why the Yurok section has more non Indians. The Hoopa section lost over 13,000 acres of their over 87,000 acres, or around 17% of their land. This Reservation is open. At the present time, the leaders from the Yurok section are negotiating a settlement with a timber company to buy back the 48,000 acres lost early in the 20th century.
Unfortunately, the whites have used illicit means to rob the Anishinabe people living on the Hoopa section of this Reservation, of their tribal identity. However, many Indians living on the Hoopa section are still clinging on to their Yurok identity. They may claim a Hoopa Reservation exists but we know better. This Reservation starts near the Pacific Coast, then gradually follows the Klamath River inland. From the cool coast climate conditions (summers along the northwestern California Pacific Coast are more spring or even winter like) along the Pacific Coast, the climate conditions warm up the further one goes inland. At the eastern most section of this Reservation (the Hoopa section) it is not unusual for summer highs to surpass 100 degrees. Winter maximums average in the mid 50s.
In the Yurok section non Indians are slightly more numerous, while in the Hoopa section Indians are by far the most numerous. Below are the demogrpahics of this Reservation. Average household size is 2.90 with Hoopa at 3.20 and Yurok at 2.55. There is a total of 1,270 housing units with owner occupied units numbering 932 (604 at Hoopa and 328 at Yurok), while renter occupied units number 338 (225 at Hoopa and 113 at Yurok. This Reservation may be linked (related) to the Yakima Reservation of Washington State. An 1894 treaty between the Yakima Reservation and the United States, clearly stated that this Reservation was included.
Covers 228 sq. mi.
Population is 3,736 (2,633 at Hoopa and 1,103 at Yurok)
Indian: 2,729 (2,230 at Hoopa and 499 at Yurok)
White: 828 (313 at Hoopa and 515 at Yurok)
Black: 4 (4 at Hoopa and 0 at Yurok)
Asian: 50 (22 at Hoopa and 28 at Yurok)
Mixed: 122 (61 Hoopa and 61 at Yurok)
Hispanic: 174 (113 at Hoopa and 61 at Yurok) - Hispanic population is corrupted as usual. Mexicans are predominantly descended from the Native Americans who lived in the eastern part of the United States. The whites have forced them to lose their tribal identities.
Language is Hoopa-Yurok