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Community
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, General Public, Salmon People
Category
Activism & Advocacy, Cultural Roles
Summary
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.
Community
General Public, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, Salmon People
Category
Native Sciences & Technology
Summary
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.
Community
General Public, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
Category
Native Sciences & Technology
Summary
Vanessa Castle defines fisheries and openers.
Community
General Public, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
Category
Native Sciences & Technology
Summary
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.
Community
General Public, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
Category
Sovereignty/Governance, Ways of Life
Summary
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.
Community
General Public, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
Category
Ancestral Homelands, Native Sciences & Technology
Summary
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.