Indigenous Issues

Indigenous Issues

How to celebrate the removal of a dam

Habitat restoration continues where 33 miles of spawning area has been formed after removal of Condit Dam

Oct 17, 2022
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6 minutes

Should dams be used as giant batteries?

A new Energy Vision reexamines the role Columbia River Basin resources play in our energy future

Sep 29, 2022
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9 minutes

It’s now or never if the Nation is going to stop Northwest salmon extinction

Leaders of the Columbia River treaty fishing tribes call for unity of purpose in Snake River dams decision

Aug 25, 2022
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7 minutes

Hatched to be wild: Why Tribes are pursuing a controversial salmon recovery strategy

Fish hatcheries are under criticism. But without the devil’s bargain they offer, some Columbia River Basin Tribes see a threat to their own cultures

Aug 11, 2022
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13 minutes

Can the Pacific Northwest’s largest waterfall be re-opened to the public?

Oregon’s Willamette Falls is virtually inaccessible. A gargantuan, inter-governmental effort is underway to change that, but obstacles remain

Apr 14, 2022
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4 minutes

Historic revision to Oregon forest law excludes important group

While legislators and media celebrate much-needed updates to forest protections, Tribal stakeholders say they were left out of the review process (7 min. read)

Apr 7, 2022
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8 minutes

Salmon are no longer kings of the Columbia. That has biologists worried

A recent report shows an explosion of growth of a non-native species in the Columbia River. What does that mean for salmon and the cultures built on them?

Jan 27, 2022
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5 minutes

Biden infrastructure funds could address Warm Springs water crisis

Economic relief may finally be coming to Warm Springs Reservation, which has endured years with substandard water

Nov 16, 2021
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4 minutes
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