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“This fire would be complex if it was just one fire, the Kelly fire. When we came here there were 12,” said Nic Elmquist, fire behavior analyst.
For the Indigenous people who have lived along the Klamath River for centuries, removal of four hydroelectric dams is the start of a long process.
Frank Riggs, who represented the North Coast for three terms in the 1990s, died Dec. 20. He was 73 years old. Cathy Riggs, Frank’s former wife, said he died from complications from surgery involving a heart valve issue.
The Yurok and other tribes tended the Klamath River's resources for centuries, but were pushed off their land and forced to fight to return.
