Abstract
This project explores the creation of an exhibit on water-rights issues in the Klamath River Basin from the viewpoint of the Hupa, Karuk, and Yurok people. The project relied on oral histories of the Hupa, Karuk, and Yurok specifically on the traditional importance of the Klamath River Basin to native people and the modern activism that accompanied removal of PacifiCorp dams. Using oral history techniques as well as methods of museum interpretation the project educated the CSUS campus and the wider community on water rights issues in Northern California. The project documents the cultural significance of the Klamath River Basin to the tribes of Northwestern California as well as tribal activism to protect that cultural heritage.