Per-geesh Construction is a general contracting corporation, wholly owned by the Yurok Tribe.
Per-geesh
Per-geesh (meaning Bald Eagle in the Yurok language) Construction Corporation is a Tribally-Owned corporation, 100% owned by the Yurok Tribe. Per-geesh Construction was formed by the Yurok Tribe’s Prey-go-neesh (California Condor) Board, which was created to oversee tribal 8(a) corporations. Per-geesh Construction was created to reacquire as much ancestral territory as possible to enable business development, to create economic development for the people living on the reservation, and to create employment opportunities to enable members of the tribe to return to the ancestral territory. Per-geesh prides itself in the quality of its work and strives to meet and surpass the expectations of their clients. Per-geesh is headquartered in Klamath, CA.
The Yurok Tribe
The Yurok Tribe is currently the largest Tribe in California, with more than 6,000 enrolled members. They inhabited over 490,000 acres of ancestral lands along the Lower Klamath and Trinity Rivers, since time immemorial (Noohl Hee-Kon). The present Yurok Reservation is comprised of roughly 56,000 acres and follows the Lower Klamath River for roughly 48-miles, extending from the Bluff Creek drainage basin near Weitchpec to the mouth of the Klamath River at Requa. Yurok history tells of struggles to retain their land, hold onto culture, and just stay alive.
Prey-go-neesh
The story behind Prey-go-neesh Construction Corporation (The holding company over Per-geesh Construction Corporation) is a reflection into humility and bravery. A long time ago, there was a ceremonial dance and all of the birds were dancing. None of them would be the first to sing, so Prey-go-neesh (California Condor) began to sing his song. He had the worst voice, however, the creator blessed Prey-go-neesh to be the bird that flew the highest in the sky because he was unafraid to start the ceremony. As Prey-go-neesh flies over Yurok ancestral territory, it will also oversee the Yurok Tribe’s 8a corporations has a national brand. Prey-go-neesh and Per-geesh are two of the most respected birds in Yurok culture.