California tribes | Bartell's Backroads

In a special Bartell’s Backroads edition for Native American Heritage Month, travel reporter John Bartell explores the vibrant cultures and landscapes of California’s Native tribes. The journey features the Karuk Tribe’s dip-net fishing on the Klamath River, the ancient Blythe Intaglios of the Chemehuevi people, and the Paiute Tribe’s connection to Travertine Hot Springs. Bartell also visits the Yurok and Hoopa tribes to witness their canoe traditions and sacred ceremonies, and travels to Ajumawi State Park, home of the Water People of the Pit River Tribe. Each stop reveals a living connection between California’s land and its first peoples.