{"id":31608,"date":"2023-08-15T00:00:52","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T04:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=31608"},"modified":"2023-08-15T10:47:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T14:47:32","slug":"native-america-calling-how-tribes-brought-about-a-historic-dam-removal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2023\/08\/15\/native-america-calling-how-tribes-brought-about-a-historic-dam-removal\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: How tribes brought about a historic dam removal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Tuesday, August 15, 2023<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">How tribes brought about a historic dam removal<\/div>\r\nOne of four dams on the Klamath River is already mostly demolished. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nCrews predict the other three will be gone by the end of next year. It\u2019s the largest dam removal project in U.S. history and tribes along the river were instrumental in making it happen. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe tribes say the dam removal will rehabilitate native salmon runs that are greatly diminished and restore sacred land that has been underwater for more than a century.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2023\/08\/15\/native-america-calling-how-tribes-brought-about-a-historic-dam-removal\/savethesalmon\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31612\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" data-attachment-id=\"31612\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2023\/08\/15\/native-america-calling-how-tribes-brought-about-a-historic-dam-removal\/savethesalmon\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/15\/SaveTheSalmon.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"&amp;#8216;Bring the Salmon Home. Remove the Klamath Dams&amp;#8217;\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8216;Bring the Salmon Home. Remove the Klamath Dams&amp;#8217;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A banner from the Karuk Tribe reads &amp;#8220;Bring the Salmon Home. Remove the Klamath Dams.&amp;#8221; Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/patrickmccully\/208450261\/&gt;Patrick McCully&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/15\/SaveTheSalmon-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/15\/SaveTheSalmon.jpg\" alt=\"&#039;Bring the Salmon Home. Remove the Klamath Dams&#039;\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-31612\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">A banner from the Karuk Tribe reads &#8220;Bring the Salmon Home. Remove the Klamath Dams.&#8221; Photo: <a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/patrickmccully\/208450261\/>Patrick McCully<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"> Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\nBarry McCovey Jr. (Yurok), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yuroktribe.org\/f-lkd-trd-krd\">Yurok Fisheries Department Director <\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nBrandi Hatcher (Klamath Tribes), treasurer of <a href=\"https:\/\/klamathtribes.org\/tribal-council\/\">Klamath Tribes<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/frances-charles-50086541\">Chairwoman Frances Charles<\/a> (Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe), chairwoman of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elwha.org\/departments\/tribal-government\/324_frances_g-_charles\/\">Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/klamathrenewal.org\/krrc-staff\/\">Mark Bramson<\/a>, chief executive officer of the <a href=\"https:\/\/klamathrenewal.org\">Klamath River Renewal Corporation<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The largest dam removal project in U.S. history is taking place in the Klamath River basin. 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