15th Annual California Big Time & Social Gathering

Pop-up Museum

Acorn Workshop

A heartfelt thank you to our incredible community experts, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗖𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗮 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗱𝘆 and 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴, for sharing their knowledge at the Acorn Workshop. Also, special gratitude to 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝗷𝗮𝘀 for helping facilitate this wonderful event. Your guidance and teachings keep traditional practices alive and thriving. We’re grateful to everyone who joined us for this […]

Blue Lake Rancheria’s Independence Day

Today, we celebrate Blue Lake Rancheria’s Independence Day, a powerful reminder of our strength, survival, and sovereignty. For thousands of years, the Wiyot people and neighboring Tribes lived along the Baduwa’t in deep connection with the land and waterways. But in the mid-1800s, everything changed. The California Gold Rush brought devastating violence, forced removals, and […]

Tribal Clean Energy Summit

On Tuesday, Blue Lake Rancheria participated in the California Energy Commission’s Tribal Clean Energy Summit. Heidi Moore-Guynup, Director of Tribal and Government Affairs offered perspectives centered on microgrid innovations, clean energy workforce development and highlighted the Tribal Energy Resilience and Sovereignty (TERAS) project project during a panel moderated by Jana Ganion. Efforts are underway to […]

Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) Program

March 18, 2025 Dear Community Members, Local Farmers, and Supporters, We want to take a moment to express our sincere gratitude to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for funding the Blue Lake Rancheria Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) Program over the past two years. Through this support, we have been able to purchase and […]

Basic CERT Training

This past weekend, Blue Lake Rancheria assisted their partner, 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘁 𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗧 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, with Basic CERT training in Southern Humboldt by supporting instructors through our CERT grant funds. The 23- hour course was well attended and graduated 33 new CERT members for community disaster preparedness in the Southern Humboldt area. Many of the attendees represented rural […]

Hoops and Heros Recap

Last Thursday, the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribal Police Department hit the court at Eureka High School for the Hoops & Heroes event! 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗞𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 and 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗝 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗯𝗯𝘀 played alongside Humboldt County first responders in a fun matchup against Zane’s 8th grade boys and girls basketball teams. With a little help from donation-powered points, […]

Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe Gains Stewardship of Leavey Ranch

𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘬𝘦, 𝘊𝘈– The Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe (BLR) is honored to assume stewardship of Leavey Ranch, a historic 240-acre property adjacent to BLR Tribal lands. As the ancestral home of the Wiyot people, this land return marks a vital step in correcting historical injustices and ensuring sustainable land management for future generations. Jim Leavey […]

Maíz Workshop

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at Cal Poly Humboldt’s Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab for the 𝗠𝗮𝗶́𝘇 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽! It was an incredible day of learning, sharing, and honoring traditional food practices. Blue Lake Rancheria values the preservation and sharing of traditional knowledge, especially when it comes to food sovereignty and cultural […]