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By Rachel Becker\/calmatters Two years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a strategy to save declining salmon \u2014 spotlighting a historic partnership with the Winnemem Wintu Tribe to reintroduce endangered winter-run Chinook to the vital, cold waters upstream of Lake Shasta in far northern California. Now, tribe officials say the state is ending its support, potentially causing salmon restoration efforts on the McCloud River to die mid-stream. The tribe is now grappling with the sudden loss of jobs, along with the dimming of hope that the culturally sacred fish will be restored to their ancestral waters. \u201cIt makes me feel betrayed. It makes the tribe feel betrayed,\u201d said Gary Mulcahy, government liaison for the tribe. \u201cIt\u2019s like they just gave up.\u201d State officials say the one-time funds were tied to the… <\/p>\n

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By Rachel Becker\/calmatters Two years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a strategy to save declining salmon \u2014 spotlighting a historic partnership with the Winnemem Wintu Tribe to reintroduce endangered winter-run Chinook to the vital, cold waters upstream of Lake Shasta in far northern California. Now, tribe officials say the state is ending its support, potentially causing salmon restoration efforts on the McCloud River to die mid-stream. The tribe is now grappling with the sudden loss of jobs, along with the dimming of hope that the culturally sacred fish will be restored to their ancestral waters. \u201cIt makes me feel betrayed. It makes the tribe feel betrayed,\u201d said Gary Mulcahy, government liaison for the tribe. \u201cIt\u2019s like they just gave up.\u201d State officials say the one-time funds were tied to the... <\/p>\n

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