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In Memoriam: Silas Whitman

In Memoriam: Silas Whitman

The Nez Perce Tribe and the world lost a great leader when Silas Whitman passed on Tuesday, October 1, 2023… and salmon lost the best friend a fish could have. As executive director of the National Congress of American Indians, as the Nez Perce Tribe’s fisheries...

CRITFC’s Impact

Home >> About Us >> CRITFC’s Impact CRITFC’s Impact Over the past 35 years, the Yakama, Umatilla, Warm Springs, and Nez Perce tribes have worked together through CRITFC to achieve significant accomplishments and milestones that have protected tribal treaty...

CRITFCs Founding

Home >> About Us >> CRITFCs Founding The Founding of CRITFC Since time immemorial, the tribes of the Columbia Basin have enjoyed and exercised the right to harvest fish in their homelands. They managed this resource, along with the other natural resources...