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November 2008
Many Karuk Tribal
members are disappointed by the continuous promotion
of dam removal on the Klamath River. Unfortunately
this is being done by a very small contingency of
tribal members being led by Vice-chair Leaf Hillman
and tribal spokesman Craig Tucker.
We would like everyone
to know they represent a very small percentage of
Karuk Tribe members in communities along the Klamath
River and in other areas as well. Many, many members
do not agree with removal of the dams as they know
the devastation it will cause down river.
We believe that enough
time, money and resources have been spent for a
select few and their families to travel thousands of
miles to Scotland and Omaha, Nebraska to protest the
Klamath Dam removal projects.
Continued protests and
their wasted expenses seem frivolous when we have
tribal members who go without dentures, medical
necessities and vital surgeries, not to mention much
needed subsidies for college expenses. We believe
these wasted expenditures should go towards more
practical purposes. If tribal leaders are given
special government grants to take their families and
travel extensively to protest dam removal, then we
would simply like them to show the verifying
documentation to us, the Karuk Tribal members.
As for fish being a
mainstay of Karuk Tribe members for survival, times
change and since the inception of the grocery store
this has changed too.
Newspaper articles
quoting Hillman and other "spokespersons" do not
represent all tribal members, merely a small
minority.
It is now time for
Tribal Council members to step up and address this
and other issues and not just give "lip service."
These actions reflect on all tribal members and we
are sick and tired of the negative publicity that a
select few receive for speaking on behalf of the
entire tribe.
Karuk Tribe petition against Klamath Dam
removal, Nov 2008
So far nearly 250 Karuk
Tribal members and community members living on
or near the Klamath River have signed a petition
opposing removal of 4 hydroelectric dams on the
Klamath River. On each petition is printed:
"As Tribal Members/Community Members:
* We do not agree with dam removal; dams
are not the reason for the salmon net returning
to the Klamath River.
* Small groups of tribal members, along
with small interest groups, are not representing
all tribal members/communities along the
Klamath; they represent their own agenda.
* All tribal members and community members
should be able to have a voice, not a select
few."
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