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The Water Remembers, With Amy Bowers Cordalis

On A People's Climate: The largest dam removal in US history.

Shilpi Chhotray

October 18, 2025

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The Water Remembers with Amy Bowers Cordalis | A People’s Climate
byThe Nation Magazine

For the first time in over a century, the Klamath River flows free again—thanks to the vision, courage, and determination of the Yurok Tribe. 

In this episode of A People’s Climate, Shilpi Chhotray talks with Amy Bowers Cordalis, a member of the Yurok Tribe and leader in the largest dam removal project in U.S. history. 

From devastating fish kills and lost salmon runs to confronting corporations and navigating the law, Amy shares a story of environmental restoration, Indigenous sovereignty, and the power of nature-based solutions. 

This is a story of rivers, resistance, and the multi-layered fight—legal, political, and cultural—to heal the land and its people.

Learn more at apeoplesclimate.org 

Resources:

– “The Water Remembers” by Amy Bowers Cordalis (Bookshop) (Amazon)

– Yurok Tribe Celebrates 50-year Anniversary of Mattz v. Arnett

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For the first time in over a century, the Klamath River flows free again—thanks to the vision, courage, and determination of the Yurok Tribe.

In this episode of A People’s Climate, Shilpi Chhotray talks with Amy Bowers Cordalis, a member of the Yurok Tribe and leader in the largest dam removal project in US history.

From devastating fish kills and lost salmon runs to confronting corporations and navigating the law, Amy shares a story of environmental restoration, Indigenous sovereignty, and the power of nature-based solutions.

This is a story of rivers, resistance, and the multilayered fight—legal, political, and cultural—to heal the land and its people.

Learn more at apeoplesclimate.org

Resources:

The Water Remembers by Amy Bowers Cordalis (Bookshop) (Amazon)

– Yurok Tribe Celebrates 50-year Anniversary of Mattz v. Arnett

Presented by Counterstream Media and The Nation

Powered by Wildseeds Fund

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A People’s Climate is Nominated for a Webby!
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Shilpi ChhotrayShilpi Chhotray is the host of A People’s Climate, a new podcast from Counterstream Media and The Nation. New episodes every Saturday, starting September 27.


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