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Hupa tribe

The Hupa migrated from the north to northern California around a thousand years ago, they settled in Hoopa Valley and are still there to this day. Their traditional houses are made of redwood or cedar, one of their main sources of food was fishing for salmon, sometimes they would build long timber weirs across rivers to net the fish. Clothing was made of braided bear grass and dentalia shells were used for trade and for jewelry. Hupa people had limited contact with whites until the 1849 Gold Rush brought an influx of miners onto their lands. In 1864, the United States government signed a treaty recognizing the Hupa tribe's sovereignty over their land. The United States called the reservation the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation, where Hupa people now reside, one of very few tribes not forced from their homeland. The Hupa people migrated from the north to what is now northern California approximately a thousand years ago, settling in the lush Hoopa Valley, where they continue to thrive today. They constructed traditional houses from redwood and cedar, utilizing the abundant natural resources around them. Fishing for salmon was a crucial part of their diet; they often built long timber weirs across rivers to effectively net the fish. Their clothing was crafted from braided bear grass, and they adorned themselves with jewelry made from dentalia shells, which also served as important trade items. For much of their history, the Hupa had limited interaction with white settlers until the 1849 Gold Rush, which brought a wave of miners into their territory. In 1864, the United States government acknowledged the Hupa tribe’s sovereignty through a treaty, establishing the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation. This recognition allowed the Hupa people to remain in their ancestral lands, making them one of the few tribes that were not forcibly removed from their homeland. Today, they continue to uphold their rich cultural heritage and traditions as they have for centuries.