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How Native American food is tied to important sacred stories

  • Written by Rosalyn R. LaPier, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, The University of Montana
The First Salmon ceremony being performed.U.S. Department of Agriculture , CC BY-ND

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling, on June 11, that asked Washington state to remove culverts that block the migration of salmon. The ruling has significant implications for Northwest Coast tribes, whose main source of food and livelihood is salmon....

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