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Following statements from Washington’s Governor and U.S Senators expressing opposition to Rep. Mike Simpson’s (R-ID) proposal to honor treaty rights and save several species of salmon and steelhead on the verge of extinction, the Nez Perce Tribe immediately expressed disappointment in the notable absence of tangible solutions, recognition of the unique congressional opportunity before the Northwest, or acknowledgment of the dire situation that Columbia and Snake River salmon and steelhead face.

This week, representatives from 12 different Northwest Tribes spent two days discussing advancing a salmon and energy proposal from Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) that could make an unprecedented infrastructure investment in the Pacific Northwest to save imperiled salmon runs, protect inland agriculture industries, and transform the region’s energy supply for a renewable future.

The Yakama Tribal Council raised the breaching of the four Lower Snake River Dams with Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, as documented in this article, originally published in The Columbian.

NW Tribal Leaders from the Yakama and Lummi nations, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation and the Tulalip, Swinomish and Makah tribes under the umbrella of the Northwest Tribal Salmon Alliance wrote and sent a letter to Biden and members of Congress from ID, WA and OR. This article was originally published in the Lewiston Tribune.