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The Columbia Basin Initiative is a 2023 agreement between the U.S. government, four sovereign Native American Tribes (Nez Perce, Yakama, Warm Springs and Umatilla) and the U.S. states of Washington and Oregon to provide over $1 billion in funds for salmon restoration and clean energy production.[1] The agreement comes after over twenty years of litigation with the U.S. government for violating the Endangered Species Act.[2] The agreement honors the treaty rights of the four tribes to fish and gather food in the Columbia Basin.[3] The funding also will be used to support Tribally-owned energy projects.
- ^ Daly, Matthew (February 23, 2024). "White House, tribal leaders hail 'historic' deal to restore salmon runs in Pacific Northwest". AP News. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ Flatt, Courtney (February 23, 2024). "Tribes, governments sign historic agreement that's a 'path forward' for salmon, dams". NW News Network.
- ^ "Biden-Harris Administration Announces Ten-Year Partnership with Tribes & States to Restore Wild Salmon, Expand Clean Energy Production, Increase Resilience, and Provide Energy Stability in the Columbia River Basin | CEQ". The White House. 2023-12-14. Retrieved 2024-03-24.