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/When Omar Guzman arrived for his first day at Mazama High School, he took a photo of himself in front of the school’s new bilingual entrance signs and sent it to his mother in Mexico.
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When Omar Guzman arrived for his first day at Mazama High School, he took a photo of himself in front of the school’s new bilingual entrance signs and sent it to his mother in Mexico.
Read MorePacific Southwest Research Station and Klamath Bird Observatory ecologists recently published new findings about using life cycles of culturally significant birds to inform the timing of prescribed burns in the Klamath Siskiyou Bioregion of Northern California and Southern Oregon.
Read MoreNORTHERN CALIFORNIA - This week, the Yurok Tribe and the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC), in collaboration with the Shasta Indian Nation, started preparing a stretch of the Klamath River to flow freely for the first time in a century.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On Sept. 11, 2023, Magistrate Judge Marke Clarke released findings and recommendations in two lawsuits by the Klamath Tribes against the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Klamath Project operations. The Klamath Water Users Association, siding with Reclamation, argued the 2021 and 2022 operations complied with the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - All waters in Hagelstein Park upstream of the Highway 97 bridge are closed to angling in order to protect Shortnose (Koptu) and Lost River (C'waam) suckers that inhabit the waters in the park.
Read MoreCRATER LAKE, Ore. - Crater Lake Hospitality, a subsidiary of Aramark Destinations, plans to resume its popular boat tours this summer with three new 41-foot aluminum alloy boats. Due to the steep terrain to access the lake, the boats were delivered by helicopter on Monday, June 26. The new boats were created in partnership with Oregon based marine designer, Katanacraft, and each boat was created specifically with safety, the local environment, and the visitor experience in mind.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On Wednesday, June 7, 2023, Klamath County Circuit Court Judge pro tem Stephen K. Bushong issued an opinion once again affirming the Klamath Tribes’ water and treaty rights. The Court rejected arguments that a prior ruling had wiped away a prior determination quantifying those water rights.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Yesterday marked a significant move by the Klamath Irrigation District (K.I.D) to safeguard the interests of its farmers and countless others across the Western United States.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. — C’waam (Lost River sucker) and koptu (shortnose sucker) are two species of fish unique to Upper Klamath Basin, and both were once a plentiful food source for the Klamath Tribes. However, in the last 50 years, the population of these fish has been decimated from degradation of their habitat, the rivers they spawn in, and the lakes where they live.
Read MoreA federal court heard arguments today on whether to issue a preliminary injunction limiting irrigation and wildlife refuge uses of water from the Klamath Project in 2023.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Oregon Tech and the Klamath Tribes renewed their memorandum of understanding (MOU) to further strengthen collaboration in academic support and access, financial assistance, cultural and social support, and research.
Read MorePORTLAND, Ore. - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5, 2023, as National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. Responding to unacceptable levels of violence that have caused a crisis of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) is a priority for the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Department of Justice.
Read MoreThe Klamath Tribes was pleased to be represented by Council Woman Natalie Ball at the Klamath River Restoration Celebration held on Thursday, December 8 at the Iron Gate Hatchery Facility.
Read MoreKLAMATH RIVER BASIN – Gathering along the Klamath River in Siskiyou County today [December 8, 2022], Governor Kate Brown joined California Governor Gavin Newsom, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and leaders of the Klamath, Yurok, and Karuk tribes to celebrate final approval of a transformative dam removal project that will revitalize nearly 400 miles of the Klamath River and tributaries – the largest river restoration project in American history.
Read MoreYREKA, Calif. - Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) unanimously approved the surrender of the Lower Klamath Project License and the decommissioning of the four hydroelectric dams in the Lower Klamath Project.
Read MoreKLAMATH RIVER BASIN, Calif., Ore. - The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) gave its final approval Thursday for a plan to remove four dams on the Klamath River in California and Oregon.
Read MoreKINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. - The 173rd Fighter Wing welcomed members of the Klamath Tribes and others of American Indian descent to a ceremony during Native American heritage month, on November 6, 2022.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. – Transformation of a degraded, contaminated 45-acre landscape on the shores of Klamath Lake into wetland habitat was honored today by the State Land Board during the 18th Annual State Land Board Awards.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath County’s Multi-Agency Suicide Prevention Coalition, You Matter to Klamath, invites you to a community Town Hall on September 24, 2022, from 1:00 PM -4:00 PM at the Community Health Education Center located at 2200 N Eldorado Avenue in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath, Modoc, and Yahooskin tribal youth ages 12 to 24 years old participated in the sixth annual Klamath Tribes Youth Summit, Aug. 9-11, for a residential camp at Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech). The event is a partnership between the Klamath Tribes and Oregon Tech and provides youth an opportunity to participate in workshops and activities meant to encourage leadership and educational opportunities.
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