HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CALIF. • FREE Thursday May 02, 2019 Vol XXX Issue 18 northcoastjournal.com
Bringing Prey-go-neesh Home After a century, the condor may soon return to Yurok land By Kimberly Wear
In Yurok tradition, the condor is sacred. ¶ Considered to be among Earth’s first creatures and the one that carries their prayers to the Creator, the tribe’s connection with the bird they call preygo-neesh goes back to the beginning of time. ¶ The condor also plays an integral role in the Yurok World Renewal » Continued on page 12
Tianna Williams-Claussen, a Yurok wildlife biologist and tribal member, holds the beak of a California condor. Couresty of the Yurok Tribe.
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