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 ...
Leonard Masten

10 Years After Klamath Fish Kill, New Water Proposals and Weakening of Indian Water Rights Threaten Salmon Gains

Ten years ago thousands of adult salmon died in the Lower Klamath River in far Northern California when extremely low flows ordered by the Bush administration created lethal conditions for fish....

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October 29, 2012

Karuk Tribe Recovers From Fire Emergency, Bans Water Use Due to Toxic Algae Bloom

ICTMN Staff
September 12, 2012
The Karuk Tribe declared a state of emergency after damage from the Fort Goff fire, which burned 23,658 acres on and around its territory from August 5 through September 10, but no...

Busting Up Klamath River Dams Could Be Boon to Tribes and Salmon

Anne Minard
September 27, 2011

A plan to remove four dams on the Klamath River in Oregon and California could be a great start for the recovery of d

Yurok Tribe Mourns Passing of Gray Whale in Klamath River

Dan Bacher
August 17, 2011
The female gray whale that drew considerable public attention by staying the greater part of this summer in the lower Klamath River died of natural causes in the early morning of T...

Sacred Sites—Concern Extends Across Country

Carol Berry
June 20, 2011

Ben Shelly, Navajo Nation president, is apologetic yet determined when it comes to one of the country’s special place

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...

EPA Approves Historic Klamath River Cleanup

ICTMN Staff
January 05, 2011
Protecting Native American cultural uses of Klamath River is one goal of a historic restoration plan for the waterway announced on Jan. 4 by the U.S...

Tsunami Surge Swept Yurok Descendant, 25, to Sea at Mouth of Klamath River

ICTMN Staff
March 16, 2011
A 25-year-old man and descendant of the Yurok Tribe was swept out to sea at the mouth of the Klamath River on March 11, reported the Associated Press ...

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