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The Yurok Tribe announces a summer internship program open to high school, college or graduate students or recent graduates. The Yurok Tribal Internship program is intended to provide students the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge through a hands-on experience benefiting both the Tribal government and the student. These paid internships will run 30 to 40 hours per week for 6 to 12 weeks. Interns should be prepared to get to the worksite with their own transportation. Yurok Tribe Background Information The Yurok Tribe is the largest Indian Nation in the State of California with over 6,000 Tribal members. Our reservation lands are located in the far northwest corner of the State and currently begin at the mouth of the Klamath River and the Pacific Ocean and expand upriver for a distance of 44 miles, covering one-mile on each side of the River. The Yurok Tribe’s government has only been officially organized since 1993 and we currently employ nearly 200 individuals in 10 departments including fisheries, forestry, education, social services, housing, planning and community development, culture and economic development. In accordance with our Constitution, we pledge in common to: 1.) Preserve forever the survival of our Tribe and protect it from forces which may threaten its existence. 2.) Uphold and protect our Tribal sovereignty which has existed from time immemorial and which remains undiminished. 3.) Reclaim the Tribal land base within the Yurok Reservation and enlarge the Reservation boundaries to the maximum extent possible within the Ancestral Lands of our Tribe and/or any compensatory land area. 4.) Preserve and promote our culture, language, religious beliefs and practices and pass them on to our children, our grandchildren, and to their children forever. 5.) Provide for the health, education, economy and social well-being of our members and future members. 6.) Restore, enhance and manage Tribal fishery, Tribal water rights, Tribal forests and all other natural resources. 7.) Insure peace, harmony and protection of individual human rights among our members and among others who may come within the jurisdiction of our Tribal government. The summer internship pay rates are based on 30 to 40 hours per week, for 6 to 12-weeks.