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Oregon Field Guide - Salmon People: Fighting for a Way of Life

Provided by: Oregon Public Broadcasting |Published on: July 24, 2023
Videos Grades 6-8, 9-12

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  • This 26-minute video tells the story of a Native American family along the Columbia River and describes their struggles with declining salmon populations due to dams, overfishing, and climate change.
  • The video also discusses a United States treaty that allows the tribes along the Columbia River to fish the salmon forever in exchange for land that was taken from them in the late 1800s, however, the declining salmon populations are compromising the tribes' way of life.

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Subjects: Social Studies, Biology
Authors: Oregon Public Broadcasting, PBS
Region: North America, USA - West, United States, Oregon, Central Oregon / Columbia Gorge
Languages: English

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