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.
Category: Rivers and Salmon News
Dam Continues Status Quo That Created Salmon Crisis
This op-ed was published in The Chronicle (Centralia) on February 15, 2021 by Tyson Johnston, vice president of the Quinault Indian Nation, and Larry Lestelle, a consulting fisheries biologist to the Quinault Indian Nation who has worked for more than 40 years on salmon management and habitat restoration.
Rep. Simpson’s bold vision to restore salmon runs
This op-ed by Rev. Nathaniel Mahlberg was published in the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin on February 14, 2021.
Saving Salmon and Repairing the World
This Letter to the Editor by Rabbi Seth Goldstein was originally published in The Olympian on Feburary 12, 2021.
ACT NOW: A bold new vision for salmon and communities
Congressman Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) released a groundbreaking proposal that seeks to bring people together for the biggest salmon and river restoration project in history. Click to tell your US Representative and Senators that we need their leadership!
A living document speaks to living waters
This article originally published in the Catholic Sentinel is on the lasting impact of the 2001 "The Columbia River Watershed: Caring for Creation and the Common Good."
Treaty rights demand bold action to save salmon
JoDe Gaudy, member of the Yakama Nation and former chairman of the Yakama Nation Tribal Council, and Don Sampson, member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Chief of the Walla Walla Tribe, and former chairman of the Umatilla General Council published this op-ed in the Tri-City Herald on January 25, 2021.
Earth Ministry’s 2020 Recap
Thank you to everyone who attended Earth Ministry’s Year-End Gathering! If you were not able to join us, here is a written version of Earth Ministry’s year-in-review presentation.
Columbia River Conference
The faith community was well represented in the Columbia River “One River, Ethics Matter” Conference held online Dec 9-10.
Time to fix broken rivers
Read this powerful op-ed by Nimiipuu (Nez Perce) tribal member Allen Pinkham Jr. published in the Wallowa County Chieftain.
An invitation to support Earth Ministry from board member Deirdre Gabbay
Dear friends, Shalom! I am happy to greet you as the first Jewish member of Earth Ministry’s Board of Directors.
Salmon Event Recordings
Earth Ministry recently spoke to the holy-ness of salmon in two webinars, now available to view as recordings.
Voting Your Values
I have a voting plan in place for the upcoming election. Do you?
Press Release: 6th District Support for Salmon
Earth Ministry, the Sierra Club, and Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition joined today to reject the Trump Administration’s new salmon recovery plan as “illegal and inadequate to recover endangered salmon, orcas and communities across the Northwest.
Register to Vote TODAY in WA! Last chance before the primary
Today – Monday, July 27 – is the deadline for Washington residents to register to vote or update your voter information online before the August 4 primary.