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Hupa

American  
[hoo-puh] / ˈhu pə /

noun

  1. an Athabascan Indian language of northwestern California.


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But she says she and her crew, members of the Hupa and Yurok tribes, relish the chance to work outside and contribute to rebuilding the river.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 18, 2023

Yurok, Karuk, Hupa and Klamath people traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland, in 2004 to tell Scottish Power shareholders what their hydroelectric dams were doing to California rivers and their fish.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 11, 2023

Last November, the wildlife biologist stood in an area that had been logged soon after the Hupa took over.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2022

Officials are removing them to save over a million salmon, and the Hupa tribe, which relies on salmon as a food source for centuries.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2021

The Hupa Indians are very typical of the culture area to which they belong.

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward

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