Peninsula Union School District is on the unceded land of the Wiyot.
In Wiyot language, the Humboldt Bay is called Wigi (pronounced Wee-Gee). Our school is located on the western side of Wigi, in the sand dunes between the bay and the ocean.
(Above) Seven student delegates and two staff from Peninsula Union attended the ceremony returning Tuluwat Island to the Wiyot Tribe on Oct. 21st, 2019.
In December, 2018, the Eureka City Council voted to return a portion of land to the Wiyot Tribe. To learn more about the history of Tuluwat Island and its partial return to the Wiyot people, here is one of many articles available on the topic: