Recognizing MMIP Day
On May 5th, Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) recognized Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) Awareness Day. This day of remembrance began in 2017 to honor Hanna Harris, a 21-year-old citizen of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe whose life was tragically taken in 2013. Her story represents the heartbreaking reality faced by far too many Indigenous […]
Blue Lake Rancheria hosts Pathways to Trust training
On May 8th, Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) hosted an Introduction to Pathways to TrustSM training, developed and held by the Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy. Pathways to TrustSM is a professional development curriculum designed to prepare individuals and organizations to build effective and respectful partnerships with Tribal nations. This program addresses critical knowledge gaps […]
Yurok Tribe and Blue Lake Rancheria Sign Fire Management MOU
Yurok Tribe and Blue Lake Rancheria Sign Fire Management MOUAccord Expands Blue Lake Rancheria’s Capacity for Fire Suppression, Cultural Burning As part of a new agreement between the two Northern California Tribes, the Yurok Fire Department recently started overseeing Blue Lake Rancheria’s fire management operations as well as providing expertise and assistance for cultural burning initiatives. Signed […]
Blue Lake Rancheria hosts Microgrid tour
On April 15th, Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) along with partners from the Schatz Energy Research Center hosted a tour of BLR’s energy system. The participants in this tour group included representatives of several Tribes, faculty from UC Davis, a Department of Energy Fellow, and more. The tour highlighted BLR’s microgrid technologies and gave an opportunity […]
Blue Lake Rancheria Office of Emergency Services attends Tsunami Week public forum
On Thursday, March 26th, the Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) Office of Emergency Services (OES) attended a Tsunami Week public forum discussion at the Humboldt Grange. This event was focused on reflection following the recent flooding incidents in King Salmon, offering community members a space to ask questions, connect with emergency management & weather professionals and […]
Blue Lake Rancheria Office of Emergency Services hosts CERT training in Klamath
The Yurok Tribe and Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) Offices of Emergency Services (OES) recently completed another round of Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Basic training in Klamath. CERT is a nationally recognized program teaching individuals the skills needed to help themselves and their communities in a disaster scenario. This training session brought together 13 individuals […]
Blue Lake Rancheria Office of Emergency Services hosts CERT training in Weitchpec
Both the Blue Lake Rancheria (BLR) and Yurok Tribe Offices of Emergency Services collaborated to complete the first of three Tribally coordinated Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) trainings this past weekend. Community members came together to learn the basics of disaster response, basics of disaster medical operations and psychology, fire safety, and more. These CERT […]
March 23rd: Blue Lake Rancheria’s Independence Day
On March 23rd, we celebrate Blue Lake Rancheria’s Independence Day. Within the aboriginal territory of the Wiyot people, the Blue Lake Rancheria was founded in 1908 as a small reservation for displaced Native Americans impacted by the California Gold Rush. This historical period brought devastating violence, massacres, and forced removals, leaving indigenous communities shattered, […]
Celebrating National Agriculture Day
Today, we honor the hands that sustain us and the knowledge that guides them. On National Agriculture Day, we recognize the growers, harvesters, seed keepers, and land stewards who nourish our communities. The volunteers and staff at the Daluviwi Community Garden have been hard at work preparing the garden for the next season, and Blue […]
Blue Lake Rancheria hosts ICS 400 Emergency Management training
From 3/11 through 3/12, the 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 (𝗕𝗟𝗥) Resiliency Training & Innovation Center (RTIC) hosted an ICS 400 emergency management training. The Incident Command System (ICS) is a nationally recognized and standardized command response structure for the control and coordination of emergencies. The ICS structure has been implemented across government, public safety, and private […]