Naomi Lang, U.S. Champion Ice Dancer and American Metis
AS A VERY YOUNG GIRL, NAOMI LANG spent time along Salmon River, camping in the summer and visiting with relatives including respected Karuk elder Bessie Tripp, her great-great grandmother. An enrolled member of the Karuk tribe by her father’s heritage, Lang was born in Arcata and lived there until she was 8 in the midst of a Native American community.
Roots of a Star
by Gail Gourley (North Coast Journal)
http://www.northcoastjournal.com/122001/cover1220.html
(December 20, 2001)