KLAMATH COUNTY
RIOS TO RIVERS: PADDLE TRIBAL WATERS
Total: $25,000
In 2022, NewSun awarded seed funding to help launch the “Paddle Tribal Waters” initiative. The program is focused on teaching a group of Indigenous youth how to whitewater kayak in hopes of becoming the first people to ascend the Klamath River after the completion of the largest dam removal project in US history.
NEWSUN ENERGY CLIMATE & AG SCHOLARSHIPS
Total: $3,000
Two Klamath County students were awarded scholarships for writing exceptional essays about the impact of changing climate on their community and way of life: Gus Hendricks ($2,500) and Katherine Grayson ($500).
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON - MUSEUM STUDIES SCHOLARSHIPS
Total: $5,986
Scholarships for two students to attend an intensive Museum Collections and Laboratory Methods course led by Chris Rubioux, the Director of the Klamath Tribes’ Culture and Heritage Department at the University of Oregon. Students were selected by the Klamath Tribes and the Museum of Natural and Cultural History.