How the Winnemem Winto won their ancestral land back and help save Chinook Salmon
Led by Chief Caleen Sisk, the Winnemem Wintu hopes to solidify the connection between Indigenous rights and biodiversity.
Stay updated with breaking news from Chief Sisk. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Led by Chief Caleen Sisk, the Winnemem Wintu hopes to solidify the connection between Indigenous rights and biodiversity.
Though this is the first project to reintroduce salmon to historical habitat above a large dam in California. Marc Commandatore, environmental program manager at the Department of Water Resources, says the winter-run project is “just the beginning.”
Long-time civil servant promoted to deputy chief in Mount Holly
An endangered Chinook salmon species is getting help thanks to federal and state agencies and a small Native California tribe. This comes eighty years after construction of Shasta Dam flooded out the area’s indigenous people and blocked their salmon from swimming upstream.