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Lower White Salmon Trail Assessment ProjectIn 2012, the removal of the Condit Dam created the opportunity to restore passage into the basin and critical salmon habitat along a six-mile stretch of the Lower White Salmon River. Adjacent upland habitat offers opportunities to restore and conserve an array of plant and animal species and support a healthy watershed for salmon. The White Salmon River basin is part of the traditional homelands of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation (Yakama Nation or YN), whose natural and cultural resources are important to Yakama lifeways and the exercise of rights guaranteed in the Treaty of 1855. Since Time Immemorial, Yakamas lived by the laws of the creator; honoring and protecting the resources that provide for the physical and spiritual sustenance of human beings. This short film “Land of the Yakamas” fosters awareness of the unprecedented changes to Yakama Nation homelands and waters caused by the degradation of the environment over the last 150 years. This film expresses the Yakama Nation vision for healthy lands and waters that sustain the cultural practices of Yakamas and improves life for our neighbors and future generations. Lands of the Yakama short film:

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