''River of Renewal: Myth and History in the Klamath Basin'' is a 2006 book by Stephen Most detailing the challenges in balancing economic and ecological concerns in the

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region of the United States. The book shows clashes between federal and state government agencies,

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operators, and the farming and commercial fishery industries, detailing challenges and controversies around the irrigation of farmland and the preservation of the wild

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population. The book also traces the history of the Klamath Basin, including the

Yurok The Yurok (Karuk language: Yurúkvaarar / Yuru Kyara - "downriver Indian; i.e. Yurok Indian") are an Indigenous people from along the Klamath River and Pacific coast, whose homelands are located in present-day California stretching from Trinidad ...

Hupa Hupa (Yurok language term: Huep'oola' / Huep'oolaa = "Hupa people") are a Native American people of the Athabaskan-speaking ethnolinguistic group in northwestern California. Their endonym is Natinixwe, also spelled Natinook-wa, meaning "Peopl ...

, and

Karuk The Karuk people are an indigenous people of California, and the Karuk Tribe is one of the largest tribes in California. Karuks are also enrolled in two other federally recognized tribes, the Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Ran ...

tribal populations, the secessionist State of Jefferson movement, and regional

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legends.

2008 film

It was adapted into a 2008 non-fiction film, ''River of Renewal'', that received the Best Documentary Award at the

American Indian Film Festival The American Indian Film Festival is an annual non-profit film festival in San Francisco, California, United States. It is the world's oldest venue dedicated solely to Native American/First Nations films and prepared the way for the 1979 formati ...

. The film was also broadcast on

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References

External links

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''River of Renewal'' film website
2006 non-fiction books 2006 in the environment Environmental non-fiction books Environment of California Natural history of Del Norte County, California Natural history of Humboldt County, California Natural history of Modoc County, California Natural history of Siskiyou County, California Natural history of Trinity County, California Environment of Oregon Jackson County, Oregon Klamath County, Oregon Lake County, Oregon Klamath River {{environment-book-stub