Name: The Water Remembers: My Indigenous Family's Fight to Save a River and a Way of Life - Amy Bowers Cordalis
Brand: Amy Bowers Cordalis
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The Yurok Tribe and an Indigenous family share a moving multigenerational story of their fight to undam the Klamath river--the largest river restoration project in history--and save the planet. nThe Water Remembers is the story of Indigenous resistance and an American family's fight to preserve its legacy. For more than half a century, between 1905 and 1962, the Federal government constructed one of the largest reclamation projects in the country at the headwaters of the Klamath River, comprised of four dams. They did not include salmon ladders and this denied fish access to hundreds of miles of historical habitat. This oversight and other decisions not to release water for the endangered species of fish and Tribal water rights led to increased water temperatures and toxic algae pollution, which killed hundreds of thousands of salmon. This ecocide destroyed the fishing, hunting, and gathering lifestyle of the Yurok Tribe--the largest in Northern California--preventing them from making a dignified living. n n A blend of memoir and history, The Water Remembers speaks passionately to environmental justice and conservation, as well as responsible stewardship. Engrossing, Amy Bowers Cordalis recounts her twenty-year fight against the United States government, chronicling how she evolved from a naïve Westernized 22-year-old to an advocate for her people. As General Counsel for the Yurok Tribe, she ensured the removal of the dams in December 2024. n n This is a story that should be