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Klamath Tribes kick off Berkshire Hathaway demonstration with a Traditional Salmon Bake
Today members of the Karuk, Yurok and Hupa Tribes and commercial fishermen kicked off a three day demonstration aimed at educating shareholders of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway about the Klamath dams with a tradition salmon bake outside of Omaha's Quest Center.Tribes, fishermen, the Klamath Riverkeeper and Friends of the River are hoping to convince shareholders and billionaire Warren Buffett to tell their subsidiary, PacifiCorp to take out the Klamath Dams.
Local Nebraska tribes joined the Klamath Tribes.
The Klamath dams have been blamed for some Klamath River fish kills, long term salmon depletion and toxic algae blooms up to 4000x what is safe for human contact. However Klamath River Tribes and fishermen have no option but to use the Klamath River, despite the dangers, for religious ceremonies and fishing.
This conflict lead to the filing of a lawsuit by tribes, fishermen and recreational industries just yesterday.
Local Nebraska tribes joined the Klamath River Tribes.
The Klamath dams have been blamed for Klamath River fish kills, long term salmon depletion and toxic algae blooms up to 4000x what is safe for human contact. However Klamath River Tribes and fishermen have no option but to use the Klamath Riverfor religious ceremonies and fishing, despite the dangers.
This conflict lead to the filing of a lawsuit against PacifiCorp by tribes, fishermen and recreational industries just yesterday.
Tomorrow, Tribes will be conducting a healing ceremony for the sick Klamath River outside of the Quest Center, the sight of the shareholder's meeting. On Saturday the group will be hosting a demonstration outside the meeting and representatives will be going into the meeting to talk to Mr. Buffett.
A rally will also occur tomorrow outside PacifiCorp's Portland headquarters.
The Berkshire Hathaway meeting has been called the Woodstock of capitalism.
The Klamath dams have been blamed for some Klamath River fish kills, long term salmon depletion and toxic algae blooms up to 4000x what is safe for human contact. However Klamath River Tribes and fishermen have no option but to use the Klamath River, despite the dangers, for religious ceremonies and fishing.
This conflict lead to the filing of a lawsuit by tribes, fishermen and recreational industries just yesterday.
Local Nebraska tribes joined the Klamath River Tribes.
The Klamath dams have been blamed for Klamath River fish kills, long term salmon depletion and toxic algae blooms up to 4000x what is safe for human contact. However Klamath River Tribes and fishermen have no option but to use the Klamath Riverfor religious ceremonies and fishing, despite the dangers.
This conflict lead to the filing of a lawsuit against PacifiCorp by tribes, fishermen and recreational industries just yesterday.
Tomorrow, Tribes will be conducting a healing ceremony for the sick Klamath River outside of the Quest Center, the sight of the shareholder's meeting. On Saturday the group will be hosting a demonstration outside the meeting and representatives will be going into the meeting to talk to Mr. Buffett.
A rally will also occur tomorrow outside PacifiCorp's Portland headquarters.
The Berkshire Hathaway meeting has been called the Woodstock of capitalism.
For more information:
http://klamathnews.org
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