( please excuse the poor photography; I do not have a very good camera )

This is a blurry photo of Joy Sundberg as she was honored this year (2014) at the 37th Annual California Conference on American Indian Education during the Elder’s Banquet. Joy is a Yurok woman who is known for having worked with Humboldt State University, Tom Parsons, and Frank Douglas, on teaching the Yurok language in schools by creating the first written index of the Yurok language.

“I have found my purpose- to preserve our heritage and promote our people through local culture.”