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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Senior leaders from the Department of the Interior finished a two-day visit to the Klamath Basin this week to meet with Tribes, state and county officials, interagency partners, and water users to discuss near- and long-term solutions related to drought impacts and highlight how investments from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help protect and conserve sp
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. - This historically bad water year requires urgent measures to save the C’waam (Lost River sucker) and Koptu (shortnose sucker). These two critical treaty resources of the Klamath Tribes are on the verge of extinction and the Bureau of Reclamation’s water management this year must focus on meeting their needs first.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. - It is with great regret and heartbreak that the Klamath Tribes announce the death of a Tribal Elder, due to COVID-19. This loss marks the third tribal member of The Klamath Tribes to pass from COVID-19.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. - Today, October 30, 2020, the Sleep Inn and Suites Hotel building (34333 Hwy, 97 N, Chiloquin, OR) has been closed following the Klamath Tribe’s COVID-19 pandemic response protocol due to a positive COVID-19 case and high risk exposures. The Sleep Inn will close for the next two weeks with estimated re-opening date of November 20, 2020. The current and future guests of Sleep Inn are being accommodated in local hotels.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. - On Wednesday, Klamath County Rotary Club President, Chris Moudry, met with Klamath Tribal Council and other representatives to donate $2,000 to help support the tribe and community.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. - Today, the Klamath Tribes takes further action on coronavirus (COVID-19) readiness and precaution, and have closed their Tribal Administration offices at 501 Chiloquin Blvd, in Chiloquin, Oregon, until Monday, September 21, 2020, due to a confirmed case.
Read MoreCommentary by, Klamath Tribal Council
From time immemorial, the inherent rights to hunt, fish, and gather have defined our tribal way of life. Despite relentless striving to protect and preserve our way of life, our cultural vitality, the Klamath Tribes have endured over a century of upheaval and dishonorable treatment by the larger, colonizing society.
CHILOQUIN, Ore.- Charles “Chuck” Kimbol, Sr. a long time tribal leader and tribal rights advocate passed away August 5, 2020, in Chiloquin, Oregon. Known for his vocal leadership and staunch stance on tribal rights Mr. Kimbol was an iconic leader for the Klamath Tribes.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. - The Klamath Tribal Council, after much deliberation and consultation with the Incident Management Team and our Emergency Manager, has decided to cancel all normal activities for the upcoming 34th Annual Klamath Tribes Restoration Celebration.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, OR- Afer careful consideration of recent Coronavirus (COVID-19) developments, the Klamath Tribal Council and the Klamath Tribes Incident Management Team have decided to temporarily close the Klamath Tribes Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC), also known as nalam kickani tataskni hemcanga - “Our Little Children Talk” center.
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