Russell Attebery, Chairman
Karuk Tribe
Rain Rock Casino Resort & Hotel – Yreka, CA
rainrockcasino.com / karuk.us
Chairman Russell Attebery discusses the steps his tribe is taking to ensure the long-term economic and cultural resilience of their community, and the primary areas of focus for his tribe’s gaming and entertainment enterprise.
RESILIENCE: I am immensely proud to share that the Karuk Tribe is continuing to make major strides towards our long-term economic and cultural resilience. Recently, we celebrated a major victory with the passing of California’s new cultural burn law (SB 310). With this agreement, we have been empowered to lead in forest stewardship and are able to revive an ancestral relationship with fire to support wildfire resilience and ecosystem health. This law removes longstanding barriers, recognizing Indigenous expertise and allows the tribe to not only be a source of knowledge, but of culturally informed action.
GAMING: Simultaneously, Karuk is expanding our economic footprint with a major casino renovation, to be completed this summer. New offerings include luxury suites, an outdoor patio, and expanded live entertainment. The Rain Rock Casino remains essential for the tribe in its ongoing mission to provide human services to our members and our community at large.
These efforts not only generate growth, but also reflect the casino’s vital importance in providing cultural revitalization, self-determination, and stability for the Karuk Tribe. We are committed to fighting for its indispensable status as a foundational building block for the future of the Karuk Tribe.