Crane Deity of Yurok
The Crane Deity of the Yurok people holds an exalted position among the spirit beings of the Pacific coastal redwood forests, where the Klamath River meets the Pacific Ocean. In Yurok cosmology, the crane deity is one of the immortal beings who established the world in its current form and taught the Yurok people the laws of proper conduct and ceremony. This deity predates the creation of humans, belonging to the time when animals and spirit beings shared the earth and spoke the same language. It is particularly associated with the sacred high country of the Siskiyou Mountains, where Yurok sha