Gladwyn d’SouzaAug 29, 2024

“The project is a major step toward healing a critical watershed for West Coast salmon production and is widely recognized as a Tribal justice initiative that will help revitalize the culture and economies of several Tribal Nations whose homelands are in the Klamath Basin.”

#DamNationAcceleratedTheKeelingCurveToStarveNativeCommons

https://www.americanrivers.org/media-item/klamath-river-runs-free-for-first-time-in-a-century-as-largest-dam-removal-in-us-history-nears-completion/  

Klamath River Runs Free for First Time in a Century as Largest Dam Removal in US History Nears Completion

Tribal and conservation advocates celebrate as river is returned to historic channel; restoration activities to continue for several more years CONTACT Ren Brownell,  [email protected], KRRC PIO, 530-598-8255Craig Tucker, [email protected], Consultant for the Karuk Tribe 916-207-8294Matt Mais, [email protected], PR Director for the Yurok Tribe 707-954-0976 Klamath River Renewal Corporation • Karuk Tribe • Yurok Tribe • American Rivers • American Whitewater […]

Gladwyn d’SouzaJun 25, 2024

But here’s what’s not in the report: The injuries to Native people were not just an unforeseen byproduct of federal dam building. They were, in fact, taken into account at the time. And federal leaders considered that damage a good thing.

#BuffaloExterminationPresagedDeclineOfNativeNations
#DamNationAcceleratedTheKeelingCurveToStarveNativeCommons
#TragedyOfEnclosure
#SprawlReplacesSubsistenceFishermanShepardWoodcutterWithSafewayAndBullshitJobs

https://www.propublica.org/article/biden-report-columbia-river-dams-northwest-tribes

The Federal Government Just Acknowledged the Harm Its Dams Have Caused Tribes. Here’s What It Left Out.

The Biden administration said officials historically gave “little, if any, consideration” to impacts on tribal fishing. But some sought deliberately to upend the harvest, according to documents obtained by ProPublica and Oregon Public Broadcasting.

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