Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission

Restore Pacific lamprey access to historical spawning grounds above dams through culturally guided translocation, addressing ecological restoration and tribal food sovereignty for Columbia River Basin tribes.

This project will help enhance workforce development within tribal communities by equipping tribal members with essential job skills. It will utilize existing resources and programs, and empower communities to retain their tribal workforce. Leverage the workforce development project to attract funding and establish partnerships that increase educational and employment opportunities.

Building off of previous First Nations awards, we plan to increase value of tribal caught salmon by utilizing technical, economic, and relevant social media leverage for tribal product branding to control shifting post-covid, retail-direct to-the-consumer markets.

COVID-19 Response

COVID-19 Response

This project will increase tribal environmental asset control on or near Native lands.

Sponsorship for TA support

The purpose of the CRITFC salmon marketing program is to create a resource for the tribes, tribal fishers and their families to utilize to help them control tribal natural resources. Fishers utilize food safety and quality handling techniques to help increase the quality and availability of products to tribal communities and also facilitate access to mainstream markets as consumers become more aware of the products being processed in conformance to applicable federal regulations. Education of new FSMA regulations can support strategies to promote a sustainable program that can be replicated overtime and passed on to future generations.

The ultimate purpose is to 1) increase the capacity of the tribes to manage their cultural and natural resources, and 2) significantly increase the number of tribal youth who are interested in careers that protect these resources while providing them with cultural and academic connections in a culturally relevant setting.