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Maria Cantwell: “The threat of sea level rise has forced [tribes] to take…”

Featuring: Maria Cantwell, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Washington

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Sen. Cantwell Floor Speech on Dangers of a Rising Sea Level

Published | Video Starts at 09:36

Tribes like the Ho Indian tribe, the Quinault Indian Tribe, the Quileute Tribe, the Shoalwater Bay Tribe are all located along the Pacific Coast. And The threat of sea level rise has forced [tribes] to take aggressive, unprecedented actions to move parts of their reservation to higher land. Some have had to plan for full scale relocation of coastal villages to mitigate the increasing dire threat of flood due to sea level. (09:36–09:46)

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Asserts that sea level rise is forcing tribes to relocate parts of their reservations to higher ground.

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