| Californias salmon strategy includes tribal quest led by the Winnemem Wintu | |
| By Anne Makovec , Molly McCrea |
Source: CBC News |
3/14/2024 |
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More than 100 years ago, wild winter-run Chinook salmon from the icy cold McCloud River ended up in the glacially cold mountain waters of New Zealand, where they continue to thrive today.
The quest to bring these ancestral fish back home continues, thanks to a $3.3 million grant from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. |
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Since 2016, an annual pilgrimage takes place that is led by the Winnemem Wintu tribe and its chief and spiritual leader Caleen Sisk.
The 300-mile journey traces the ancestral path of the winter-run Chinook salmon from the McCloud River to the Pacific Ocean. The tribe has never wavered from a core belief.
"You know in our traditions, whatever happens to the salmon, happens to the people," said Chief Sisk. |
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