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PORTLAND â Some Native American tribes in the Pacific Northwest are criticizing the suggestion they have competing opinions on how best to save endangered salmon runs, saying tribes are united in pursuing the removal of four hydroelectric dams on the Snake River in order to preserve the iconic fish. A dozen tribes issued a joint press release on Wednesday, May 26, rejecting the notion that tribes based near Puget Sound might have differing goals than inland tribes. âAny efforts to divide the indigenous peoples of this region by suggesting that the Puget Sound Tribes donât have the same interests as the Northwest Inland Tribes have been soundly rejected by tribal leaders,â Nez Perce Tribe Chairman Samuel Penney said in the release. âWe are all salmon people.â ....
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Twelve Northwest tribes say they are united to save salmon NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS, Associated Press May 27, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Some Native American tribes in the Pacific Northwest are criticizing the suggestion they have competing opinions on how best to save endangered salmon runs, saying tribes are united in pursuing the removal of four hydroelectric dams on the Snake River in order to preserve the iconic fish. A dozen tribes issued a joint press release on Wednesday rejecting the notion that tribes based near Puget Sound might have differing goals than inland tribes. “Any efforts to divide the indigenous peoples of this region by suggesting that the Puget Sound Tribes don’t have the same interests as the Northwest Inland Tribes have been soundly rejected by tribal leaders,” Nez Perce Tribe Chairman Samuel Penney said in the release. “We are all salmon people.” ....