We acknowledge that the HAF+WRCF Service Region is located on unceded territory and is the traditional ancestral homeland of Indigenous nations. We share a deep gratitude and respect for our Indigenous communities. We take this opportunity to thank and honor the original caretakers of the lands that Indigenous people continue to cherish and protect, as elders have instructed the young through the generations.
The HAF+WRCF Service Region is located on the current and ancestral homes of the following Indigenous Peoples and Tribal Nations:
- Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria
- Big Lagoon Rancheria
- Blue Lake Rancheria
- Chilula Tribe
- Chimariko*
- Chit-dv-ne’*
- Coquille*
- Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation
- Karuk Tribe
- Lassik*
- Nomlaki
- Nongatl*
- Nor El Muk Wintu Nation
- Resighini Rancheria
- Round Valley Indian Tribes
- Shasta Costa*
- Sinkyone
- Sovereign Nation of Elk Valley Rancheria
- Takelma*
- Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation
- Trinidad Rancheria
- Tsnungwe Council
- Tututni*
- Wailaki
- Whilkut
- Wiyot Tribe
- Yurok Tribe
*Denotes tribes with descendants only.
‡This list was made possible by the research of the Native Cultures Fund