by Alex Baumhardt
Originally published on Oregon Capital Chronicle.com, September 18, 2023
For two days in early August, a dozen staff from the natural resources department of the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians walked along the banks of the north Umpqua River, grabbing small, eel-like fish that were squirming in the mud.
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