SALMON RUN 2022, May 12 - 15
WATER: NFS opens at Oregon Contemporary - Portland, OR.
“For the Site exhibition at Oregon Contemporary, Natalie Ball will collaborate with artist Annelia Hillman pue-leek-la' (Yurok) to bring you into their worlds of resistance. They will create a space that challenges viewers and highlights Oregon – California’s water wars, drought, and land rights that affect and connect the two as Matriarchs, artists, and Mothers.
The two artists are connected by the water source that runs starting at the Head of the Wood River in Ball’s Territory to the Mouth of the Klamath River, Hillman’s Tribal Territory. Their Tribal communities in Oregon and California are affected by severe drought and resulting water issues including toxic algae, a dying Klamath Lake, and dam removal resulting in traditional food extinction. 98% of the juvenile Salmon died this year from parasites caused by poor water quality directly caused by the dams. For over 100 years, Klamath Tribes no longer have Salmon in their waters because the dams block their ancient return home. WATER: NFS is generously supported by The Ford Family Foundation.”
The Ambo Fund, Water for The Klamath
“In partnership with The Klamath Tribes, Seeding Justice is proud to present The Ambo Fund, which accepts contributions from foundations and individuals to directly benefit The Klamath Tribes as they work to save the endangered c’waam and koptu fish populations in the upper Klamath Lake area, provide restoration to the upper Klamath Lake and its nearby riparian areas, and continue to defend their rightful ownership of water rights in the basin. Since time immemorial, the Klamath Tribes have relied on the endemic c’waam (Lost River sucker) and koptu (shortnose sucker) fish populations, that only swim in the Upper Klamath Lake, to survive”
SALMON RUN 2021
The Salmon Runners started from the mouth of the Trinity River, CA (Klamath River’s main tributary) at the ocean all the way up to Klamath Territory at the head of the Wood River.
98% of the juvenile Salmon are dying this year from parasites caused by poor water quality directly caused by the dams. The Klamath Tribes no longer have Salmon in their waters because the dams block the Salmon’s ancient return home. UNDAM the Klamath River, BRING the Salmon Home.
Killing the Klamath
Killing the Klamath is a local public television program presented by SO PBS. “Known for its scenic beauty and spectacular wildlife, the Klamath Basin also sees its share of controversy as communities grapple with how to meet the water needs of people, farms, and fish. This film explores the story of the Klamath Tribes’ fight to save the sacred C’waam and Koptu fish and a dying lake”
Lwelek Honk Sa (let's kill it)
Full Title: 11th UO Research Symposium 2021: Lwelek Honk Sa (let's kill it) Indigenous Language Revitalization and Land Back via the explosion of Basdin settler Cows
The New York Times
