RFK Jr. Expresses Support for Salmon, Tribes During Visit to Nez Perce Hatchery

RFK Jr. expresses support for salmon, tribes during visit to Nez Perce hatchery

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke about a future without Snake River dams and called the treatment of Native American people by the federal government genocide during a visit to the Nez Perce Tribal Hatchery east of Lewiston on Thursday.

RFK Jr. contradicts Trump, talks salmon preservation at Nez Perce Tribe Hatchery

LENORE, Idaho – If the saying, “You are what you eat,” is true, the people of the Nez Perce Tribe would be salmon – at least they would have been a century ago.

Nez Perce Tribe Hosts HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at Tribal Fish Hatchery

LENORE, ID – U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited the Nez Perce Tribal fish hatchery on July 24, 2025, to meet with Nez Perce leadership and fisheries staff and discuss the importance of traditional foods and cultural knowledge in promoting the health and well-being of tribal communities. The visit included a tour of the hatchery facilities and discussions centered on food sovereignty and tribal restoration e…