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Indigenous advocacy leads to largest dam removal project in US history

Water And Oceans,Environment,Indigenous Peoples,Native Americans,Infrastructure

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Every fall, Barry McCovey, a member of the Yurok Tribe and director of tribal fisheries, takes his four children salmon fishing on the Klamath River, the second largest river in California.

A strong salmon run normally nets his family 30 or 40 fish. It’s a supply big enough to last them all year: They freeze, smoke and can the salmon to serve either on its own or on sandwiches and crackers.

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