GALLERY

The Karuk Fire Tale is a story in the oral tradition that and tells us how the People got fire. This metal sculpture depicts the artwork in The Fire Race book illustrated by Sylvia Long. Wild By Nature received a grant from the Humboldt Area Foundation to complete the artwork that we posted along our meandering path on the Klamath River. Each post contains the animal name in the Karuk language as they relayed fire from the Three Sisters (yellow jackets) to the People. Master artist Ralph Starritt is a Karuk tribal member.