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

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.

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.

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 contemporary Tolowa are citizens and governed under the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation and with various federally recognized nations and tribes throughout the Pacific Northwest including: The Elk Valley Rancheria, The Resighini Rancheria, The Big Lagoon Rancheria, The Trinidad Rancheria, The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Oregon, The Yurok Tribe ...

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]

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The Tolowa language (also called Chetco-Tolowa, or Siletz Dee-ni) is a member of the Pacific Coast subgroup of the Athabaskan language family.

Welcome to the Wee-ya’-dvn (Language place), the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation’s language learning resource site. The site includes resources to aid Teachers and Learners in their efforts to improve their proficiency in our language.

Though Tolowa territory included some miles of coastline along the Pacific Ocean, the Tolowa were known as the people of the Smith River. Their land probably included much of the area drained by the Smith River. Land away from the ocean or …