Klamath Tribes attend Klamath River Celebration
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The following is a press release from the Klamath Tribes.
The 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.
Council Woman Ball stated “I am excited for our c’iyaals to come home, we haven’t had salmon in our waterways in over 100 years because of these dams. I am even more excited to see the restoration work continued by the Klamath Tribes to ensure that our endangered koptu and c’waam can thrive with our c’iyaals once again.”
The event was hosted by California Governor Gavin Newsom and attended by Oregon Governor Kate Brown as well as Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland.
This event marked the beginning of the largest dam removal project in the United States and will finally allow the Klamath Tribes treaty resource c’iyaals (salmon) the ability to return to the homeland of the Tribes.
The Tribes are looking forward to working in collaboration with Federal, State, Tribal and local partners in the restoration needed to ensure that the home the c’iyaals return to is a healthy environment that allows them to reestablish their place as an important first food for our members.