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The Klamath River Is the Lifeblood of the Yurok Tribe

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Guardiansof the River,produced by and ,focuses on the hard-won efforts of leaders of the .Frankie Joe Myers, vice chair of the tribe;Sammy Gensaw, director of the;Barry McCovey, fisheries biologist with the tribe;and members of the Ancestral Guardand share why removing four dams across southern Oregon and Northern California is vital torestoringclean water, food sovereignty,and justice fortheKlamath River. After decades ofadvocacy, state officials havesigned an agreement for the dams’ removal; scheduled for 2023, it will be the largest such removal projectin U.S.history.

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