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Headlines for Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021

News Release Office of United States Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) Representative Sharice Davids, Co-Chair of the Congressional Native American Caucus

Planned tribal center and waterfront educational park will provide anchor for tribes, boost restoration efforts

× By Eli Francovich, The Spokesman-Review Published: July 8, 2021, 7:44pm Share: Gov. Jay Inslee (The Columbian files) SHELTON — Dam breaching must “remain on the table” and the benefits four dams on the Lower Snake River provide can be replaced, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Thursday while addressing a gathering of tribal leaders and one federal lawmaker. Inslee spoke on the second and final day of a “salmon and orca summit” organized by the Nez Perce Tribe and the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians. The Tribes have rallied around an ambitious proposal in...

Idaho’s wild salmon are spiraling toward extinction with terrible consequences for both the environment and the people who depend on these fish, none more so than the Northwest’s Native American tribes. Many factors are contributing to dwindling runs of Snake River salmon, but the science is clear. No recovery plan is credible if it does not include removing the four federal dams on the Snake River in Washington.