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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2002

Researchers for the Klamath Tribes of Oregon released this week a response to a recent National Academy of Sciences report which called into measures taken to uphold the tribes' treaty rights.

The researchers said the NAS panel was rushed into its analysis of the Klamath Basin. As a result, there are mistakes which do not take into account the complexities of the issue, they said.

Secretary of Interior Gale Norton commissioned the report after non-Indians complained about being denied water that was used to support fish considered sacred to the tribes and used for subsistence. She has subsequently said she will take into account the report when making decisions.

A final NAS report is due next year.

Get the Story:
Tribes fault Klamath report (The Oregonian 2/22)

Relevant Links:
Resource Allocation in the Klamath Basin: An Assessment of Natural Resource, Economic, Social, and Institutional Issues - http://eesc.orst.edu/klamath
Klamath Tribes - http://www.klamathtribes.org
Klamath Basin in Crisis - http://www.klamathbasincrisis.org

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