Today Humboldt County is insanely proud of Eureka resident Tori McConnell, who was named Miss Indian World 2023 at this weekend’s Gathering of Nations powwow in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

McConnell, who is of Karuk and Yurok descent, tells us in the video above that she’s a graduate of the Native American Studies program at UC Davis, and was just accepted into the graduate program in Community and Environment at Cal Poly Humboldt, where she’s planning a course of study on traditional tattooing techniques.

Congratulations, Tori!