More Contamination Identified After 1980s Cleanup By Allie Hostler, Two Rivers Tribune The United States Environmental Protection Agency is soon to begin a second major cleanup of the Superfund site known as Celtor Chemical Works in the area of Red Rock in Hoopa after additional mine waste contaminated with lead and arsenic were discovered in…

By Ray HamillHumboldtSports.com For the second straight year, a Hoopa Warrior has been named a Humboldt Sports Little 4 athlete of the year. After an outstanding senior year in three different sports, Gerard Marshall is the 2023 Little 4 Boys Athlete of the Year. He joins 2022 graduate Savannah Colegrove, who was named last year’s…

Governor’s Office of Planning and Research to Fund Planning Process Press Release, Hoopa Valley Tribe The Hoopa Valley Tribe is pleased to announce that the Climate Adaptation Plan has been selected as a recipient of the Round 1 Adaptation Planning Grant Program in the amount of $338,448, provided by the Governor’s Office of Planning and…

10,300 acres of ancestral territory to be reclaimed by Tribe By Allie Hostler, Two Rivers Tribune The Hoopa Valley Tribe’s effort to reclaim more than 10,300 acres of their ancestral territory is one $4.5 million step closer to reality. The California Coastal Conservancy pledged to disburse the $4.5 million to the Hoopa Valley Tribe at…

The Hoopa Valley Tribe’s healthcare entity, K’ima:w Medical Center, has been awarded $2 Million for Clinic expansion and modernization. This award was part of the Indian Health Service total funding of $24 million to 12 tribes and tribal organizations across the nation as part of a competitive Small Ambulatory Program to fund construction, expansion or…

San Mateo High School’s Interact Club, a youth organization under the Rotary Club, visited Hoopa last week bringing with them a refurbished play structure to install at Tish Tang Campground. The 10 youth each paid $100 to participate in the service trip and were accompanied by Rotary Club members from Foster City and San Mateo.…

Good Neighbor Project with BLM Part of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Allie Hostler, Two Rivers Tribune Many forest land stewardship projects are underway in and around the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation. One recently announced will reduce the threat of Sudden Oak Death spreading onto the Hoopa Reservation from the Redwood Valley area. On Friday, the Bureau…

Allie Hostler, Two Rivers Tribune Caltrans co-hosted a Clean California Community Celebration with the Hoopa Valley Tribe as part of Community Days – Spring Into Action! Caltrans Director Tony Tavares and Hoopa Valley Tribe Chairman Joe Davis signed a proclamation celebrating the partnership at the ceremony held last Saturday at Pookey’s Park. Chairman Davis declared…

First Nations Development (First Nations) has announced the 10 outstanding Indigenous leaders selected for the 2023 Cohort of the Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellowship. Conceived and facilitated by First Nations and The Henry Luce Foundation (Luce), the fellowship – now in its fourth year – is designed to identify, support, and convene Native American knowledge holders…