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Ongoing Klamath Basin water conflict fueled by climate change and racism

Fish have a sacred role for the Klamath Tribes in the Klamath Basin. An 1864 treaty gives tribes the "exclusive right of taking fish in the streams and lakes,” but drought and poor water quality are killing the fish and causing a fight over resources between indigenous tribes and white farmers who were promised certain water allocations of their own.

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A wildfire hits home

The Bootleg Fire has destroyed the sacred ancestral homeland of the Klamath Tribes, which constitutes the Klamath, Modoc, and Yahooskin People. “Our people still use these areas to hunt, gather, and pray with each other,” said Tribe Chairman Don Gentry.
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