Northwest tribes gather for Salmon Orca Summit in D.C.

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Thu., July 14, 2022

Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, speaks at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol on July 14, 2022, organized by Northwest tribes in support of breaching the Lower Snake River dams to help restore salmon runs.

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Advocates of breaching the Lower Snake River dams hold a banner and inflatable orca at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol on July 14, 2022, organized by Northwest tribes.

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A member of the Nez Perce Tribe dances at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol on July 14, 2022, organized by Northwest tribes in support of breaching the Lower Snake River dams to help restore salmon runs.

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An audience member holds a sign at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol on July 14, 2022, organized by Northwest tribes in support of breaching the Lower Snake River dams to help restore salmon runs.

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Nakia Williamson (right) and his son, Sewaas, members of the Nez Perce Tribe, sing at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol on July 14, 2022, organized by Northwest tribes in support of breaching the Lower Snake River dams to help restore salmon runs.

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Lightning Creek, a Nez Perce drumming group, kicks off a rally outside the U.S. Capitol on July 14, 2022, organized by Northwest tribes in support of breaching the Lower Snake River dams to help restore salmon runs.

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Audience members at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol on July 14, 2022, organized by Northwest tribes in support of breaching the Lower Snake River dams to help restore salmon runs.

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Shannon Wheeler, then vice chairman of the Nez Perce Tribal Council, at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol on July 14, 2022, organized by Northwest tribes in support of breaching the Lower Snake River dams to help restore salmon runs.

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Nathan Small, chairman of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes' Fort Hall Business Council, stands next to his former high school classmate, Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol on July 14, 2022. The event was organized by Northwest tribes in support of breaching the Lower Snake River dams to help restore salmon runs.

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Jeremy Takala, a member of the Yakama Nation Tribal Council, speaks at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday as Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee Chairman Samuel Penney looks on. The event was organized by Northwest tribes in support of breaching the Lower Snake River dams to help restore salmon runs.

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Nathan Small, chairman of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes' Fort Hall Business Council, speaks at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol on July 14, 2022, organized by Northwest tribes in support of breaching the Lower Snake River dams to help restore salmon runs.

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Samuel Penney, chairman of the Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee, speaks at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol on July 14, 2022, organized by Northwest tribes in support of breaching the Lower Snake River dams to help restore salmon runs.

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Paulette Jordan, a former Idaho state lawmaker and former member of the Coeur d'Alene Tribal Council, speaks at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol on July 14, 2022, organized by Northwest tribes in support of breaching the Lower Snake River dams to help restore salmon runs.

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An advocate of breaching the Lower Snake River dams holds an inflatable salmon at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol on July 14, 2022, organized by Northwest tribes in support of breaching the dams to help restore salmon runs.

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Shannon Wheeler, vice chairman of the Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee, talks with Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol on July 14, 2022, organized by Northwest tribes in support of breaching the Lower Snake River dams to help restore salmon runs.

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Members of the Nez Perce Tribe dance at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol on July 14, 2022, organized by Northwest tribes in support of breaching the Lower Snake River dams to help restore salmon runs.

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