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Beau says:
The Klamath River's dam removal project marks a significant win for the Yurok people, preserving their culture and way of life by ensuring the salmon's return.
Environmental activists, Indigenous rights advocates
The emotional depth and cultural significance of the salmon to the Yurok people can be fully understood by watching the full speech.
Well, howdy there, internet people.
It's Beau again.
So today we are going to talk about California
and Oregon and a river.
And it's cool in a way.
There are certain topics on this channel
that we cover consistently.
It is very rare that we get to bring
the conclusion of the coverage.
We don't get to do that very often because the stories just
go on and on.
And today we get to talk about the final chapter in one story
and the beginning of the next.
It's kind of cool.
We are going to talk about the Klamath River.
We're going to do this because the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission has approved the removal of four dams.
It's a $500 million project.
This river has been constrained like this for, I think,
more than 100 years.
Once it gets underway, which could occur as early
as this summer, this will be the largest dam removal and river
restoration project ever, period.
It's a big deal.
We have been covering it because typically when
it gets framed in the news, the story is farmers versus fish.
They talk about the salmon.
The salmon are at risk.
They're in danger of going extinct.
But the farmers, well, they need that water.
And those are typically the two competing interests
that are framed in national coverage,
not always, but most times.
The real story deals with the Yurok.
It's a native group.
And to them, the salmon is life.
And they have been fighting to have the dams removed
for at least a decade.
It's hard to explain how important it is.
When I started covering this, I started reading a lot about it.
And to greatly oversimplify this,
most Americans have seen dances with wolves,
the salmon or the buffalo.
It's not just a food source.
It's an integral part of the culture.
It's part of the way of life.
If the salmon go, the Yurok go.
With the obstructions removed, the salmon population
should be healthier.
It should rebound.
And it doesn't just preserve the fish.
It doesn't just help the river.
It helps preserve a way of life.
It isn't often that we get something that, yeah,
this is a win.
This is a win.
Barring anything just wild happening,
it's going to go forward.
This was the last major hurdle.
So this is the closing chapter in the fight
to get this river restored and the first chapter
in what will likely be a long process of restoring it.
Anyway, it's just a thought.
Y'all have a good day.
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