The Hoopa Valley Tribal Council voted unanimously to begin the process of banishing all non Hoopa tribal member sex offenders from Hoopa. Read More →

The new project, nearly seven years in the making, will see 10 apartments and 13 single family houses built in the Campbell Field Subdivision area. The current subdivision will grow in size. The new area will be nearly three times as large. Read More →

Yurok Tribal Chairman, Thomas Patrick O’Rourke went into Superior Court Judge, Marilyn Miles’ nearly empty courtroom last Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 planning to take a plea deal. Instead, he left with a set of trial dates. O’Rourke initially pleaded not guilty to two counts resulting from an incident that happened nearly a year ago in Humboldt County. He was charged with unlawful use of artificial light, a Fish and Game Code misdemeanor violation. He was also charged with permitting another to shoot from a vehicle, another misdemeanor violation of the penal code. Read More →

Few people feel comfortable saying the word vagina repeatedly in a room packed with more than 100 of their friends and foes. But comfort isn’t what V-Day is about. It’s a fast growing global movement, fueled by the camaraderie and strength of women, to end violence against women and girls. Read More →

In a groundbreaking collaboration between state, federal and tribal government agencies, the Hoopa Valley Tribe’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) recently launched the National Weather Service radio signal in eastern Humboldt County. Read More →

A Tribal Council directive to expedite remaining enrollment applications ruffled the feathers of dozens of tribal members, including the ad hoc committee that worked to get settlement money disbursement options on a special election ballot. Read More →

In a community where the average annual income is $13,000 a year, getting a $10,000 check in the mail can feel like winning the lottery. On Monday, December 17, many Hoopa tribal members knew the feeling when the first installment of their settlement checks arrived. Read More →

In the early morning hours of Sunday Nov. 18, a citizen noticed flames coming from the Hoopa Valley Tribe’s credit office—Hoopa Development Fund (HDF). Chief of the Hoopa Volunteer Fire Department, Duffy Mott, said they got the call at 1:19am Sunday morning and eleven volunteers arrived on scene shortly thereafter to extinguish the blaze that consumed most of the modular style building. Read More →