The Klamath River runs through Oregon to the Pacific. It was once the third largest salmon run on the West coast, but since the damming of the river in 1918, the salmon have been disappearing. Local tribes who were able to harvest as much as one million pounds of salmon a year are now reporting a catch of seventy fish. These communities once had a culture that gravitated around the tradition and nutrition that the river offered, but much of that has been impacted. Strong cases for dam removal have been presented and now it remains to be seen whether certain environmental practices will be outlawed or regulated. The research will explore the possible cultural consequences for removing these four dams in terms of Klamath River communities. We will focus on three prominent tribes the Hoopa, Yurok, and Karuk tribes and the impact on their culture and lifestyle.