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Exploitation, Fear And Restitution: The Story Of Tuluwat Today, Joshua K. Overington Oct 2020

Exploitation, Fear And Restitution: The Story Of Tuluwat Today, Joshua K. Overington

Humboldt Journal of Social Relations

Genocide continues to have everlasting effects on the it’s victims across the globe. In Humboldt county one of the most harrowing atrocities was the massacre of 1860 on Tuluwat island. In 2019 the City of Eureka returned the island to the Wiyot Tribe because of Tuluwat’s cultural significance to the local Native population. The following narrative details my personal experiences and research delving into the lasting effects of this mass murder, the way it’s story is told now and the reparations being made today. While doing this I learned more about the island through personal testimonies, local signage and attending …


Historic Resources Report Tydd Street House, Susie Van Kirk May 2015

Historic Resources Report Tydd Street House, Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

The City of Eureka is planning a trail that will end/begin near the house located at 2186 Tydd Street, which was initially not considered to be within the Area of Potential Effect (APE). Subsequent to the cultural resources report prepared by Roscoe and Associates, the City extended the APE to include the house, anticipating its removal to provide parking for trail users. To comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the house was researched and evaluated for historic significance. The findings of this investigation are reported in this paper, along with a description of the property and a short …