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CHILOQUIN, 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 MoreIn response to worsening drought conditions in the West, including in areas like the Klamath River Basin, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack released the following statement after removing seven memos, letters and analysis related to the Klamath Project:
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. - Governor Kate Brown signed Executive Order 21-07 today, declaring a drought in Klamath County, and directed state agencies to coordinate and prioritize assistance to the region. This is the first drought declaration of 2021.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, March 16, 2021, Deb Haaland took the oath of office to become the 54th Secretary of the Department of the Interior in a small ceremony with family. The oath of office was administered by Chief of Staff Jennifer Van der Heide.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. - In this historically bad water year, protecting the C’waam (Lost River sucker) and Koptu (shortnose sucker) must be the first priority. That is the key message the Klamath Tribes delivered to the Bureau of Reclamation today [3/15/21] in comments on Reclamation’s initial draft management framework for Klamath Project operations this spring.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. - On February 24, 2021, the Klamath County Circuit Court issued an opinion letter that addresses legal issues pending in the Klamath adjudication regarding the quantification of the Klamath Tribes’ determined claims for hunting, fishing, and gathering as provided in the Amended and Corrected Findings of Fact and Order of Determination (ACFFOD).
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On February 24, the Klamath County Circuit Court issued significant rulings in the Klamath Basin water rights adjudication. The ruling will affect the quantification and enforcement of instream water rights of the Klamath Tribes.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – On Wednesday, February 24, 2021, in an order from Klamath County Circuit Court Judge Cameron F. Wogan, the Oregon court again affirmed the Klamath Tribes’ water and treaty rights. Wednesday’s order rejected attacks on the Tribes’ water rights determined by the Oregon Water Resources Department...
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – When Mason Terry, Ph.D., began his work on floating aeration systems in Upper Klamath Lake, his intention was to use his engineering knowledge and that of his Oregon Tech students to find ways to bring the endangered Shortnose and Lost River suckerfish population back to life.
Read MorePORTLAND, Ore.—The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon released its first annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) program report today, announced U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams. The report is the first of its kind produced by a U.S. Attorney’s Office since the Justice Department launched a new national strategy to address missing and murdered Native Americans in November 2019.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. - On February 12, 2021, the Klamath Tribes filed a 60-day Notice of Intent to file suit against the United States Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) for violation of Sections 7 and 9 of the Endangered Species Act.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. - Klamath Tribal Health & Family Services (KTH&FS) had been accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) on October 1, 2020. Accreditation distinguishes this tribally operated health center from many other outpatient facilities through its adherence to rigorous standards of care and safety.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation selected the Ross Ragland Theater, for a grant of $10,000.00. The Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to partner with the Ragland to help improve Southern Oregon communities.
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.- The Klamath Tribes of Oregon have recently completed a monumental and historical land acquisition transaction, doubling its current land holdings of roughly 1,100 acres.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. - Employees from Klamath Tribal Health received shipments of the Tribes’ first COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday. Today, nurses issued the first doses to frontline health care workers, to remain available for the Klamath Tribal members as the pandemic continues.
Read MoreToday, House Republican Leader Christine Drazan (R-Canby) announced the selection of Klamath Tribal Member Mark Cruz as the House Republican Office’s Chief of Staff.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. - Two members of the Klamath Tribe have now died due to COVID-19, a 60-year-old man, and a 52-year-old woman. “It is with great regret and heartbreak that the Klamath Tribes announce the first deaths due to COVID-19,” said the Klamath Tribes through a press release.
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 MoreBonanza Junior/Senior High School leadership students kicked off their year with a school-wide benefit – BoTown for ChiTown – for Chiloquin students and their families who were impacted by the Two Four Two Fire last month.
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