The Blue Lake Rancheria strives each day to secure a better future for its people; protect its sovereignty and heritage; learn from the past; and build a resilient, healthy economy and environment, with benefits for the Tribe, the region, and the planet.
The Blue Lake Rancheria is a federally recognized Native American Tribe in northwestern California, near the cities of Eureka and Arcata, five miles inland from the Pacific Coast, along California Highway 299.
Within the aboriginal territory of the Wiyot people, the Blue Lake Rancheria was founded in 1908 as a ‘refuge for homeless Indians.’ The Tribe was terminated in 1958, and then reinstated to federal recognition status in 1983. Since then, the Tribe has made a concerted effort to rebuild.
Today, the Tribe has 100 acres of land in trust and thriving economic enterprises that support hundreds of local jobs, government operations and programs, economic diversification, resilience and sustainability efforts, environmental protection, and a wide array of social services.
Tribal enrollment for the Blue Lake Rancheria in Humboldt County, California, is determined by lineal descent from the tribe’s 1965 base roll, with no minimum blood quantum required. Applicants must provide extensive genealogical documentation and cannot be officially enrolled in any other federally recognized tribe.
TRIBAL ENTERPRISES
Blue Lake Casino
Blue Lake Fuel & Fun
Leavey Ranch
Lost Coast Communications, Inc.
