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When the Winnemem Wintu people first came to the McCloud River, the salmon took care of them. In return, the people promised to return the favor.
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Early American observers were too unsophisticated to appreciate the accomplishments of California's Native peoples.
Cultural Burning
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Suppressed for over a century, indigenous cultural burning is still practiced today.
Sue Masten and Raymond Mattz on the Klamath Salmon Wars
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Susan Masten, Raymond Mattz, and Diane Bowers are members of the Yurok Tribe who experienced first-hand government crackdown on tribal salmon fishing rights now known as either the "Fish Wars" or the "Salmon Wars."
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