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Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe receives $25 million grant to move above sealevel
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For generations, the Pacific Ocean has provided for the members of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe.
But tsunami threats and rising sea-level concerns have members seeking higher ground.
Today just under 100 Shoalwater Bay members live on the reservation at sea-level altitude.
A federal grant will help the tribe begin the process of relocating homes and tribal headquarters to a spot in the hills above the reservation.
“It doesn’t feel real,” said Shoalwater Bay’s Planning Director Quintin Swanson.
Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/shoalwater-bay-indian-tribe-grant-higher-ground/281-af578e74-63b8-4d1f-ae53-54673aea3f49