As fish dependent communities are working to remove dams on the main stem, a new focus is being placed on key tributaries where the overwhelming majority of salmon spawn. The Scott River is one of the most important.
This video was edited by 11th grade student Geena Talley and is from a Karuk Food Security project funded by the USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative #2012-68004-20018 in March 2014.
Arts, Cultural Practices, Natural Resources, Traditional Knowledges
Summary
Karuk Basketweaver Brittany Souza. Her baby basket is made of Hazel Sticks/ Sarip (Black): Maiden hair fern Yumaareekritapkir and Bear Grass (White): Panyurar.
The purpose of this Protocol is to preserve the Karuk Tribe’s (“Tribe”) ability to protect the intellectual property rights of present and future generations of the Karuk People and to recognize the inherent tribal sovereignty.
