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Tribal Council Agenda
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Tribal Council Agenda

February 23, 2021February 23, 20211 min read

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Feb. 10th Tribal Council Agenda
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Feb. 10th Tribal Council Agenda

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021

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Tribal Council meeting agenda- Wednesday 27th

January 27, 2021January 27, 2021

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Klamath Tribal Council Meeting Agenda- Wednesday, Jan. 12th
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Klamath Tribal Council Meeting Agenda- Wednesday, Jan. 12th

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021

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Important PSA’s from the Klamath Tribes(radio)
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Important PSA’s from the Klamath Tribes(radio)

December 1, 2020December 1, 20201 min read

These public service announcements (PSA’s) are brought to you from the Klamath Tribes of Oregon. In consideration of the exponential increase in COVID cases throughout

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Important PSA’s from the Klamath Tribes

December 1, 2020December 1, 20201 min read

These public service announcements (PSA’s) are brought to you from the Klamath Tribes of Oregon. In consideration of the exponential increase in COVID cases throughout

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Agenda for Thursday’s Tribal Council Meeting.
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Agenda for Thursday’s Tribal Council Meeting.

November 11, 2020November 11, 20201 min read

Also, please note that the Tribal Council meeting scheduled for November 25th will be rescheduled to some time following week. Thank you,

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TC Agenda 10-14-20
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TC Agenda 10-14-20

October 14, 2020October 14, 2020

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Special Tribal Council Meeting- Oct. 7
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Special Tribal Council Meeting- Oct. 7

October 6, 2020October 6, 2020

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Special Tribal Council Meeting
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Special Tribal Council Meeting

September 30, 2020September 30, 2020

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Tribal Council Agenda
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Tribal Council Agenda

September 3, 2020September 3, 2020

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Notice! Outdoor Klamath Tribal General Council Agenda
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Notice! Outdoor Klamath Tribal General Council Agenda

August 31, 2020August 31, 20201 min read

Good Morning, Here is an agenda for a General Council Meeting scheduled for September 12, 2020.  Please note that in order to attempt to mitigate

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Special Klamath Tribal Council Meeting: August 20, 2020

August 20, 2020August 20, 2020

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Tribal Council Agenda- Aug. 12th
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Tribal Council Agenda- Aug. 12th

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020

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Agenda for tomorrow’s Tribal Council meeting.
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Agenda for tomorrow’s Tribal Council meeting.

July 21, 2020July 21, 2020

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Tribal Council Agenda 7-8-20
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Tribal Council Agenda 7-8-20

July 7, 2020July 7, 2020

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Tribal Council Agenda
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Tribal Council Agenda

June 24, 2020June 24, 20201 min read

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TC Agenda 6-10-20
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TC Agenda 6-10-20

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020

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Notice! Special Tribal Council Meeting- Friday June 5, 2020 @ 1:00pm
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Notice! Special Tribal Council Meeting- Friday June 5, 2020 @ 1:00pm

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020

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TC Agenda 5-27-20
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TC Agenda 5-27-20

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020

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GC Announcement Final 5-12-20
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GC Announcement Final 5-12-20

May 13, 2020May 13, 2020

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Regular Tribal Council Meeting Cancelled April 8th
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Regular Tribal Council Meeting Cancelled April 8th

April 7, 2020April 7, 20201 min read

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March 25th : Tribal Council Agenda
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March 25th : Tribal Council Agenda

March 25, 2020March 25, 20201 min read

March 25th– Tribal Council agenda.  Due to the closure of the Tribal Administration building, presenters will be participating in the meeting remotely.  We are planning to

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Tribal Council Agenda- for March 11
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Tribal Council Agenda- for March 11

March 11, 2020

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Klamath Tribal Council Agenda FEB 26

February 25, 2020

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Special Tribal Council Meeting
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Special Tribal Council Meeting

February 20, 2020

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Tribal Council Agenda
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Tribal Council Agenda

February 13, 2020

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General Council Agenda

January 31, 2020

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Save the Dates: General Council Dates 2020

January 23, 2020January 23, 20201 min read

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Tribal Council Agenda
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Tribal Council Agenda

January 8, 2020

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Important Notice to Tribal Members: SB 13 Draft Self-Description
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Important Notice to Tribal Members: SB 13 Draft Self-Description

December 6, 2019December 6, 20191 min read

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Reminder: Klamath General Council Meeting Aug 31
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Reminder: Klamath General Council Meeting Aug 31

August 29, 2019August 29, 2019

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Special General Council meeting for June 15, 2019.

June 1, 20191 min read

GC Agenda 6-15-19

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TC Agenda 5-22-19
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TC Agenda 5-22-19

May 22, 2019

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General Council Agenda 5-31-19

May 15, 2019

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News Release: New Klamath Tribal Delegates sworn into office
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News Release: New Klamath Tribal Delegates sworn into office

May 13, 2019

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TC Agenda 5-8-19
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TC Agenda 5-8-19

May 7, 2019

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May Tribal Council Schedule
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May Tribal Council Schedule

May 2, 2019

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Tribal Notice of Swearing in Ceremony- Everyone Welcome
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Tribal Notice of Swearing in Ceremony- Everyone Welcome

April 30, 2019

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TC Agenda 4-26-19
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TC Agenda 4-26-19

April 25, 2019

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Special General Council Agenda April 6th

March 11, 2019

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2019 Klamath Tribes Election Information

March 2, 2019

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GC Agenda 2-16-19
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GC Agenda 2-16-19

December 27, 2018

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GC Agenda 1-26-19
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GC Agenda 1-26-19

December 27, 2018December 27, 20181 min read

GC Agenda 1-26-19

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TC Agenda 12-12-18

December 11, 2018

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GC Agenda 11-17-18

November 13, 2018

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GC Agenda 5-19-18

May 7, 2018

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GC Agenda 4-14-18

April 13, 2018

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TRIBAL COUNCIL Schedule for April 2018

April 5, 2018

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Reminder! Klamath Tribes c’waam Ceremony- This Weekend!

March 22, 20181 min read

Reminder! Klamath Tribes c’waam Ceremony- This Weekend!   NAT YEKA CWAMAM GATBAMBLIS “WE CELEBRATE THE RETURN OF THE CWAAM” Klamath Tribal Youth will be performing

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Killing the Klamath: First Look at Documentary – March 18 at 8:30pm SOPBS

Posted: February 25, 2021

PREMIERE DOCUMENTARY RELEASE…

Killing the Klamath: First Look – March 18, 2021 at 8:30pm

See a preview of the Klamath tribes fight to save sacred fish and a dying lake.

https://www.sopbs.org/whats-on/2019-1-january/2021/march/killing-the-klamath/

Trailer also available to view on Homepage at: www.klamathtribes.org

New documentary tells the story of the Klamath Tribes’ fight to save the sacred C’waam and Koptu fish and a dying lake. 

Known for its scenic beauty and spectacular wildlife, the Klamath Basin also sees its share of controversy as communities grapple with how to meet the water needs of people, farms, and fish. Told by tribal leaders and scientists, Killing the Klamath explores the causes, consequences, and potential solutions to toxic algae blooms in Upper Klamath Lake that are driving C’waam and Koptu fish to extinction.

Once the most important food fish in Oregon’s Upper Klamath Lake region, C’waam and Koptu were caught by the thousands and remain a centerpiece of the Tribes’ way of life and annual Return of the C’waam ceremony. The Tribes’ creation story tells us “If the C’waam go away, the people go away.” 

Today, the Tribes are desperately working to save the C’waam through conservation, better management of scarce water and reducing polluted run-off from agriculture and cattle operations.

Found only in the Upper Klamath River Basin, the clock is ticking for these endangered fish as annual toxic algae blooms kill most of the young fish that are the future of the species. Adult fish can live for 30 years or more, but most are reaching the end of their natural lifespans. Scientists with the Tribe fear they could be extinct in less than ten years. 

The collapse of C’waam and Koptu fisheries has marched virtually in lock step with the declining health of Upper Klamath Lake, the largest body of freshwater west of the Rocky Mountains. The lake was once a major destination for boating, birding, wildlife watching, paddling, and fishing. Today people avoid the lake from late Spring into Fall in most years due to chronically low lake levels and severe algae blooms that not only kill fish, but prompt Oregon officials to post regular health advisories warning against contact with toxins in the water.

“My dad used to train swimming across there. Those are things now you wouldn’t even let your animal touch it,” said Klamath Tribes Councilman Clay Dumont.

In a last-ditch effort to save the fish from extinction, the Klamath Tribes every Spring gather newborn fish and rear them for several years before returning them to the wild. But the young fish released into the lake will only survive to become adults, reproduce, and rebuild fish populations if the lake is healthy enough to support them. The Tribes’ are hopeful their supplementation program can keep the fish on life support while they work to restore the health of the lake and surrounding ecosystems.

Upper Klamath Lake and its iconic resident fish suffer from two major, interrelated problems – water quality and water quantity. Polluted run-off from agriculture and cattle operations pour nutrients into the lake that feed the toxic algae blooms. By the end of summer about 75% of the lake is gone, siphoned away for irrigation, crowding the fish into less habitat that turns deadly as the algae dies off, decays and sucks away life-giving oxygen from the lake.

The problem is complex and won’t be fixed overnight, but there are some commonsense steps that can be taken right away. For starters, the State of Oregon could begin enforcing federal clean water protections already in place but largely ignored in the Upper Klamath Basin. Placing fencing along riverbanks offers a cost-effective way to keep cattle out of rivers and streams that are the source of water for the lake.

Improving water quality and leaving more water in Upper Klamath Lake would benefit local communities and all the species that live in the Basin, including fish downstream, where dam removal has been proposed to save Klamath River salmon.

Upper Klamath Wildlife Refuge on the lake is part of a complex of six wildlife refuges that make the Klamath Basin a global hot spot for birds. The Basin hosts the largest wintering concentration of Bald Eagles in the lower 48 states and upwards of 80% of the migrating waterfowl that use the Pacific Flyway, numbering over a million birds at times.

Ultimately, the Klamath Tribes want to heal the lands and waters of their ancestral home and restore sustainable C’waam and Koptu fisheries as a cornerstone of their plan for economic self-sufficiency and a sustainable future for the next generations.

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