Norgaard, Kari MarieReed, Ron2015-07-012015-07-012010Walker Painemilla, K., Rylands, A. B., Woofter, A. and Hughes, C. (eds.). 2010. Indigenous Peoples and Conservation: From Rights to Resource Management. Conservation International, Arlington, VA.https://hdl.handle.net/1794/1896110 pagesThis is a story of how an impoverished northern California tribe challenged a massive Goliath — a huge private utility corporation. It is about one piece in the current struggle of the Karuk People in the Klamath River Basin to retain cultural traditions and restore their river ecosystem. Here we describe how a study was conducted that articulated a formerly unseen connection between human and environmental health, and which became an important piece in legal proceedings underway that may result in the largest dam removal effort in history.en-USCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-USIndigenous peoplesConservationistsNatural resourcesKaruk TribeSalmonKlamath RiverDamsPacifiCorpBook chapter