The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde move the second largest waterfall toward public access.
Nika Bartoo-Smith
Nika Bartoo-Smith, reporter for Underscore News + ICT, covers Indigenous communities in the Pacific Northwest. Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, she is an Osage and Oneida Nations descendant, with European and Indonesian heritage.
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Undamming the Klamath
Tribal nations are restoring the river while reclaiming and revitalizing their cultural heritage.
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The long road to access at Willamette Falls
The second largest falls in the U.S. have been inaccessible since industrialists dammed them and lined the river with paper mills 150 years ago. Four tribes are working with PGE to plan public access.