The Tolowa people or Taa-laa-wa Dee-ni’ are a Native American people of the Athabaskan-speaking ethno-linguistic group. Two rancherías (Smith River and Elk Valley) still reside in their traditional territory in northwestern California.

Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation. 12801 Mouth of Smith River Road. Smith River, CA 95567. Map of Office Locations. Phone: 707-487-9255

With the Pacific Ocean to the west, the majestic ancient Redwood Forest to the east, and the streams filled with salmon, the home of the Tolowa is truly one of the most beautiful places on earth.

Nov 22, 2024 · The Tolowa Indian Tribe, also known as the Tolowa Dee-ni’, are an indigenous people who have inhabited the coastal region of Northern California for thousands of years. Their ancestral territory spanned approximately 100 miles along the Pacific coast, encompassing the present-day counties of Del Norte and Humboldt in California.

We encourage students and teachers to visit our main Tolowa website for in-depth information about the tribe, but here are our answers to the questions we are most often asked by children, with Tolowa pictures and links we believe are suitable for all ages.

Today, the Tolowa Dee-ni’ are a federally recognized Indian Nation. The Tolowa Dee-ni’ Homeland, the Taa-laa-waa-dvn, lies along the Pacific Northwest Coast between the watersheds of Wilson Creek and Smith River in California and the Winchuck, Chetco, Pistol, Rogue, Elk and Sixes rivers, extending inland up the Rogue River throughout the ...

The Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation, previously known as Smith River Rancheria, [4] [5] is a federally recognized tribe of Tolowa people in Del Norte County, California. [6] They are Athabascan people, distantly related to northern Athabascans of eastern Alaska and western Canada, as well as the Apache and Navajo peoples of the American Southwest. [2]

Tolowa Indian Village Site is a historical site in Crescent City, California in Del Norte County. The Native America Tolowa Tribe had villages in what is now northern Del Norte County. The villages were on Battery Point and Pebble Beach south of Point St. George, and north of Point St. George.

The Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation was established in 1908 and was the largest Rancheria in the State of California, consisting of 160 acres. Today we have grown to over 900 acres of land in Tribal ownership and over 1,752 Tribal members.

The Tolowa are a tribe of Native Americans, who still resided in their traditional territories in Northwestern California and southern Oregon. Tolowa are members of the federally recognized Tolowa Dee-Ni’ Nation, Elk Valley Rancheria, Confederated Tribes of Siletz, as well as the unrecognized Tolowa Nation.