The four Columbia River treaty tribes — Umatilla, Warm Springs, Nez Perce and Yakama — led the creation of a plan to restore salmon on the Columbia and Snake Rivers and invited the federal ...

This year, the four Columbia River treaty tribes — Yakama, Umatilla, Warm Springs and Nez Perce — developed the Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative. It was a response to a long slog through ...

Native American tribes, excluded from Colorado River talks for a century, are demanding a seat at the table in negotiations over its future with seven states and the Bureau of Reclamation.

A flotilla of canoes and kayaks traversed the length of the Klamath River to celebrate its revival and look at what's left to ...

Native American News The U.S. promised tribes they would always have fish; they do, but the fish pose toxic risks Published: Nov. 29, 2022, 8:40 a.m.

The 1922 Colorado River Compact, a foundational interstate agreement that informs the management of a river that serves 40 million people, did not settle Native American tribes’ water rights ...

Redwood trees and other vegetation tower over homes and a 110-year-old hotel, and at the river’s edge, the Yurok Tribe’s fisheries department sits within the now-tranquil community.

The federal government is opening negotiations on long-term plans for the Colorado River. Leaders of tribes say they don't want to be left out of key talks.

Tribes have until recently been largely left out of Colorado River management planning, even though they hold senior rights to at least 20% of the river. In Arizona, that number is closer to 40%.