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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-minute read

How to celebrate the removal of a dam

Habitat restoration continues where 33 miles of spawning area has

Oct 17, 2022
6-minute read

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-minute read

Should dams be used as giant batteries?

A new Energy Vision reexamines the role Columbia River Basin

Sep 29, 2022
9-minute read

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-minute read

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

Aug 25, 2022
7-minute read

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-minute read

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

Fish hatcheries are under criticism. But without the devil’s bargain

Aug 11, 2022
13-minute read

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-minute read

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

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-minute read

Historic revision to Oregon forest law excludes important group

While legislators and media celebrate much-needed updates to forest protections,

Apr 7, 2022
8-minute read

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-minute read

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

A recent report shows an explosion of growth of a

Jan 27, 2022
5-minute read

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-minute read

Biden infrastructure funds could address Warm Springs water crisis

Economic relief may finally be coming to Warm Springs Reservation,

Nov 16, 2021
4-minute read

As salmon cook in rivers, pressure on Biden mounts

A historic gathering of tribes from across Pac NW calls on the president to breach lower Snake River dams. House of Tears totem pole arrives in DC today

Jul 29, 2021
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7-minute read

As salmon cook in rivers, pressure on Biden mounts

A historic gathering of tribes from across Pac NW calls

Warm Springs is creating drinking water out of thin air

New hydropanel technology extracts moisture from the atmosphere, helping alleviate water crisis on the reservation

Jul 22, 2021
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7-minute read

Warm Springs is creating drinking water out of thin air

New hydropanel technology extracts moisture from the atmosphere, helping alleviate

Jul 22, 2021
7-minute read

The fraud that inspired the settling of the Pacific Northwest

Murder at the Mission, a new book by Blaine Harden, examines the Whitman Massacre and upends one of the West’s most enduring legends

Jul 15, 2021
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18-minute read

The fraud that inspired the settling of the Pacific Northwest

Murder at the Mission, a new book by Blaine Harden,

Jul 15, 2021
18-minute read

Umatilla Tribes lead the way in reacquisition of treaty lands

After deciding the U.S. government was never going to live up to its obligations, a pro-active plan to buy back its lands has brought the Umatilla Tribes national recognition

May 27, 2021
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10-minute read

Umatilla Tribes lead the way in reacquisition of treaty lands

After deciding the U.S. government was never going to live

May 27, 2021
10-minute read

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