The Klamath Tribes of Oregon are renewing an effort to restore the homeland they lost after being terminated by the federal government.

The tribes were terminated in 1954. At the time, the Klamath homelands covered about 1.2 million acres.

The tribes were restored federal status in 1986 but still haven't regained their land base. Tribal leaders have a plan to reclaim about 690,000 acres of what is now federal forest land. Talks with the Bush administration are on hold pending resolution of water rights in the Klamath Basin.

Get the Story:
Tribes still seeking land, water solution (The Klamath Falls Herald and News 1/17)

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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