Jay Minthorn, Confed. But Clarkston Port Commissioner Richard Sherwin and operator Rick Davis say you can never go back. The tribes talk to the wolves, so that makes them somehow closer to the earth. People have a sense for the salmon because their grandfather lived off of them. That doesn't mean that that makes them any more knowledgeable scientifically or to save the salmon today.
People have to get over that.
They need to get back on the playing field with the rest of us. The debate has become so polarized, there are now calls for a regional salmon summit. But even that kind of gathering may not be able to overcome deep divisions about how to save the Northwest icon. With the federal government poised to rule one way or another on removing the dams, time is running out. Go to part 2 for rest of this transcript.