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Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, General Public, Salmon PeopleCategory
Activism & Advocacy, Cultural RolesSummary
Chairwoman of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, Francis Charles, talks about the first Salmon returning post dam removal and the role that Indigenous Women played in making it happen.Digital Heritage
Community
General Public, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, Salmon PeopleCategory
Native Sciences & TechnologySummary
In this clip Mike McHenry, fish habitat manager and biologist with the Elwha Klallam Tribe, shares about his experience seeing ecosystems restore and estuaries form post dam removal. Estuaries are essential for the Salmon lifecycle.Digital Heritage
Community
General Public, Lower Elwha Klallam TribeCategory
Native Sciences & TechnologySummary
Vanessa Castle defines fisheries and openers.Digital Heritage
Community
General Public, Lower Elwha Klallam TribeCategory
Native Sciences & Technology, Ways of LifeSummary
This video discusses the tribal fishing moratorium following dam removal, highlighting its deep cultural and economic impacts, the gradual recovery of fish populations, and the tribe’s push to balance ecological restoration.Digital Heritage
Community
General Public, Lower Elwha Klallam TribeCategory
Native Sciences & TechnologySummary
This film explores how different fishing gear types are tested to assess their impact on salmon survival, ensuring that future fisheries minimize harm to unintended species and support sustainable fishing practices.Digital Heritage
Community
General Public, Lower Elwha Klallam TribeCategory
Native Sciences & TechnologySummary
Vanessa Castle explains how scientists track salmon populations using data collection methods like sonar, screw traps, and surveys to estimate migration survival rates, predict future returns, and help set sustainable fishing regulations.Digital Heritage
Community
General Public, Lower Elwha Klallam TribeCategory
Native Sciences & TechnologySummary
Vanessa Castle explains how researchers conduct surveys of Chinook salmon, counting fish and nests to estimate juvenile migration, track population trends, and guide sustainable fishery management, especially after environmental changes like dam removal.Digital Heritage
Community
General Public, Lower Elwha Klallam TribeCategory
Native Sciences & TechnologySummary
This Film explores the journey of salmon from spawning in freshwater nests to migrating to the ocean, maturing over several years, and returning to their birthplace to reproduce.Digital Heritage
Community
General Public, Lower Elwha Klallam TribeCategory
Sovereignty/Governance, Ways of LifeSummary
This video shares the deep emotional significance of reopening the river and the connection to the land, with a focus on the hope and healing it represents for the community. Digital Heritage
Community
General Public, Lower Elwha Klallam TribeCategory
Ancestral Homelands, Native Sciences & TechnologySummary
This video explores how dam construction devastated salmon populations by blocking habitat and starving rivers of sediment, while recent dam removals have begun restoring spawning grounds and increasing fish numbers, offering hope for future recovery.Digital Heritage
Community
General Public, Lower Elwha Klallam TribeCategory
Cultural RolesSummary
Vanessa Castle explains how Indigenous peoples have been impacted by racism.Digital Heritage
Community
General Public, Lower Elwha Klallam TribeCategory
Ancestral HomelandsSummary
Vanessa Castle describes a river as the lifeblood of the land and its people.