The latter decision prompted a bitter dissent from the author of Lands Council, Judge Milan Smith, that seemed more of a political diatribe than legal criticism and may have been aimed at attracting the attention of the Supreme Court. Although the varying results of the two cases can be ...
In Yurok territory, basketweavers and their families have initiated a successful cultural burning program that reduced the relative scarcity of hazelnut stems. The Cultural Fire Management Council (CFMC) began to burn hazelnut groves annually in 2013, and supported families and the Tribe to maintain ...
Lands Council, Karuk Tribe, and the Great Environmental Divide in the Ninth CircuitMichael C. BlummMaggie Hall
This project received funding from the California Strategic Growth Council (SGC) through their Tribal Government Challenge, Planning Grant Program for the Karuk Tribe’s 2020 Áhish Áah (“turn on the light”) Project. Objective 3 of the grant laid out goals and objectives for the Klamath ...