With diabetes, heart disease and other problems on the rise, the Karuk Tribe in northern California has launched an ambitious campaign to reclaim their fishing heritage.
Tribal members used to eat an average of 1.2 pounds of fish per day. But that changed when the federal government allowed dams to be built on the Klamath River.
Armed with statistics about their failing health, tribal leaders are trying to have the dams removed. Along with other tribes, they went to Scotland last year to confront the global company that owns the facilities. A spokesperson for PacifiCorp is in talks with the Karuk Tribe and says dam removal is on the table.
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