Celebrate National Native American Heritage Month

Join us in celebrating National Native American Heritage Month, as we recognize Native Americans' respect for natural resources and the Earth and honor native cultures. We celebrate the sacrifices, contributions, and achievements of Native American people and their beautiful culture.

Explore the features and profiles below to learn more about what this month means to our colleagues and partners, and how they each help contribute to our mission.

Features

Two NOAA Fish Passage Funding Opportunities Now Open, One Focused on Tribes

Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, NOAA is seeking proposals for fish passage projects that will reopen migratory pathways and restore access to healthy habitat for fish around the country.

Learn about projects to restore fish passage

Federal and Tribal Leaders Celebrate $240 Million for Tribal Hatchery Modernization

Tribal, federal, and state leaders gathered at the Tulalip Reservation on October 3 to celebrate $240 million in federal funding for tribal hatcheries. This Inflation Reduction Act investment will help 27 tribes from Northern California to Southeast Alaska meet urgent maintenance and modernization needs of tribal Pacific salmon and steelhead hatcheries.

Learn more about the funding for tribal hatcheries

Final Step in Klamath River Dam Removal Opens Path for Returning Salmon

Heavy equipment removed the final obstacle separating the Klamath River from the Pacific Ocean, setting the stage for salmon to return to reclaimed habitat and expand their population recovery.

Learn more about restoration in the Klamath River

Twenty-Seven New Projects Will Advance Habitat Restoration and Climate Resilience Priorities of Tribes and Underserved Communities

More than $45 million in funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act will help ensure tribes and underserved communities are at the center of restoration and resilience efforts happening in their communities.

Learn more about funding for tribes and underserved communities

Washington Tribes Restore Salmon Habitat on South Fork Nooksack River

With $9.5 million in NOAA funds, the Nooksack and Lummi tribes are restoring habitat for spring Chinook using engineered log jams to recreate healthy river processes.

Learn more about habitat restoration for spring Chinook

Reestablishing Connections for Fish and Tribes on Oregon's North Santiam River

With $710,000 in funding from NOAA, the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde will remove barriers to the passage of threatened salmon and trout species on their land.

Learn about fish habitat restoration on the North Santiam River

Klamath River Salmon, the Yurok Tribe, and the Dams Coming Down: A Conversation with Miss Indian World 2023-2024

We sat down with Miss Indian World 2023-20 24 Tori McConnell, a member of the Yurok Tribe, to discuss tribal culture during Native American Heritage Month. Her Tribe suffered when dams on the Klamath River prevented salmon migration. We are working with the Tribe and other partners to remove the dams and restore salmon to the river.

A conversation about tribal culture with Tori McConnell, Miss Indian World

Multimedia

Podcast: Dam Removals Boost Atlantic Salmon Populations in Maine

Habitat restoration efforts on the Penobscot River in Maine will help the Atlantic salmon population recover and support ancestral traditions of the Penobscot Nation.

Listen to the podcast on dam removals on the Penobscot River

Podcast: Restoring the Klamath River Basin-The Largest Dam Removal Project in the World

How the restoration of the Klamath watershed, the largest dam removal project in the world, will reopen access to habitat for the threatened and endangered native fish of the area.

Listen to the podcast on the Klamath River restoration effort

Video: Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Clam Garden

The first modern clam garden in the United States is reviving a 3,500-year-old indigenous practice and providing subsistence and environmental reslilience for the tribal community.

Watch the video on the meaning of clam gardens to the Swinomish community

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