Descending Drought Puts Klamath Tribes and Farmers on Brink of Water War

ICTMN Staff
May 07, 2013
The Klamath Tribes possess the oldest water rights in the nation, and as the Los Angeles Times reports, these Indigenous Peoples of Oregon are about to reclaim what they have been ...
Hayley Hutt

Tribal Water Rights Save Rivers and Communities

Recent news of the Klamath Tribe’s victory in a water rights battle after 38 years of court proceedings came as no surprise to the Hoopa Valley Tribe. Hoopa knows that tribal water rights and tribal trust are the most powerful tools for restoring the West’s salmon rivers....

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April 03, 2013

Klamath Tribes 25th Annual Restoration Celebration

Meta Maxwell
September 08, 2011
“You don’t always get what you want, but you do get what you’ll accept,” D. J...

Yurok Acquire 22,000 Acres of Ancestral Territory on Lower Klamath

ICTMN Staff
April 15, 2011
Ancestral lands around the lower Klamath River in California now officially belong to the Yurok Tribe, after its acquisition of 22,237 acres from the Green Diamond Resource Company...

Extended Leases Open Doors to Economic Development for Five Oregon Tribes

ICTMN Staff
January 25, 2011
New federal legislation allows five Oregon tribes to lease their trust land for up to 99 years--a move that will drive long-term business and economic development...

Indian Country Conservancy to Restore Native Lands in Oregon

ICTMN Staff
January 12, 2011
The Indian Country Conservancy has received three grants totaling nearly $150,000 from leading foundations in Oregon...

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