Topic - Shannon Wheeler

Biden “is saying he is going to honor treaty rights and salmon recovery,'' Wheeler said, calling the president's commitment to tribal rights crucial and a recognition of past injustices.

Biden memo directs U.S. agencies to restore 'healthy and abundant' salmon runs in the Northwest →

Nez Perce tribal Chairman Shannon Wheeler, whose ancestors kept Lewis and Clark alive with salmon from Idaho’s rivers when the starving explorers stumbled into Nez Perce territory in 1805, said the tribe strongly supports Simpson’s plan.

Congressman hopes politics align on divisive Northwest dams →