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An existential threat to Northwest tribes
Alyssa Macy joins the show to talk about how salmon are on the brink of extinction and what that means for tribal people. Correspondent Carina Dominguez has more on how COVID-19 is affecting tribal casinos. Plus Meghan Sullivan talks with us about one women who is showcasing Inupiaq culture on social media.
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Apr 13, 2021
A report released today names the top 10 endangered rivers. Number One is the Snake River. Once the largest salmon producer in the Columbia River Basin, today its salmon runs are at the brink of extinction. The loss of salmon is an existential threat to Northwest tribes that depend on the fish for their cultures and identities. Alyssa Macy breaks this down for us. From the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Oregon, she is the CEO of Washington Environmental Council.
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I first saw Grand Coulee Dam as a 10-year old. My family and I were on our way to Spokane, Washington to attend Expo ’74, officially titled the “International Exposition on the Environment.” Expo ’74 was notable for being the first environmentally themed World’s Fair. It was also notable in that Spokane was, at the time, the smallest city to host a World’s Fair. It took temerity for a relatively unknown, provincial city to pull off the feat. In the end, it came down to imagination, a refusal to accede to common wisdom that they were dreaming too big, and the good timing to tap into the emerging environmental consciousness of the 1970s.
I can’t find many people applauding the plan to remove four damns on the lower Snake River. Opinions concern skyrocketing prices for electricity and shipping.