by Jeremy FiveCrows | Dec 4, 2013 | ED's Message
Our upcoming annual report includes a section looking back over CRITFC’s three and a half decades. While going through the list of accomplishments, I couldn’t help but look forward to some new challenges that await us. The toxic contamination in the waters of the...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Oct 24, 2013 | The Dipnetter
On October 17, tribal and CRITFC staff released 57 adult steelhead that had been successfully reconditioned as part of a CRITFC/Nez Perce research program. Through the program, post-spawn adult steelhead are trapped at Lower Granite Dam, transported to Dworshak...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Oct 24, 2013 | ED's Message, The Dipnetter
In 1964, after 14 years of studies and 6 years of negotiations, the United States and Canada implemented the Columbia River Treaty. The two nations agreed to manage the river system under this treaty only for flood control and hydropower production. The tribes weren’t...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Oct 24, 2013 | The Dipnetter
CRITFC and the University of Idaho are building on their strong, collaborative relationship and moving forward with plans to initiate a Native American education program. On October 10th, CRITFC sent a delegation to the University of Idaho to discuss workforce...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Sep 24, 2013 | ED's Message, The Dipnetter
Back in the 1970s, salmon runs were declining so quickly that there was a real worry that they would go extinct in some areas. In 1980, only 470,000 salmon passed Bonneville Dam—and that’s adding up chinook, sockeye, and coho. In 1995, the tribes released the...
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