the annual pilgrimage is led by the winnemen wintu tribe and its chief, caleen sisk.as never wavered from a core belief. >> whatever happens to the salmon happens to the people. >> salmon populations are a fraction of what they once were and climate change plays a role. >> in the last decade, they have been hit by the one-two punch of climate change. disruptive heat waves, dryness to extreme drought. >> chuck bon homme heads up the california department of fish and wildlife and says the summer of 2021 was a grim one for the salmon. >> we were in the midst of the peak of our most recent severe drought. these fish are now trapped down on the valley floors and the valley floors are much harder. water that is too hot is legal for salmon. >> california's fish and wildlife just awarded $50 million in grants for 15 projects, one involves the winnemen wintu and the tribes attempt to restore wild salmon. >> is this the right thing to do? it will help us figure out how to save salmon in california. >> they are in a dire position now. they always think, if this project that we a

the annual pilgrimage is led by the winnemen wintu tribe and its chief , caleen sisk.he tribe has never wavered from a core belief. >> whatever happens to the salmon happens to the people. >> salmon populations are a fraction of what they once were and climate change plays a role. >> in the last decade, they have been hit by the one-two punch of climate change. disruptive heat waves, dryness through extreme drought. >> chuck bonham says the city of 2021 was a grim one for the salmon. >> we were in the midst of the peak of our most recent drought and these fish are now trapped down on the valley floors. the valley floors are much harder. water is too hot. it is legal for salmon. >> california fish and wildlife just awarded $50 million in grants for 15 projects, one involves the winnemen wintu in the tribe's attempts to restore wild salmon to the mccloud river. >> is it the right thing to do? it will help us figure out how to save salmon in california. >> they are in a dire position now. if this project we are involved with is not successful, they will go extinct. >> sis

the annual pilgrimmage is led by the winnemen wintu tribe and its chief, caleen sisk. the tribe has never wavered from a core belief. >> whatever happens to the salmon happens to the people. >> reporter: salmon populations are a fraction of what they once were. and climate change plays a role. >> in the last decade, they have been hit by the one-two punch of climate change. disruptive heat waves, dryness through extreme drought. >> reporter: chuck bonham heads up the california department of fish and wildlife. he says the summer of 2021 was a grim one for the salmon. >> we were in the midst of the peak of our most recent severe drought and these fish are now trapped down on the valley floors and the valley floors are much hotter. water that's too hot is lethal for salmon. >> reporter: california's fish and wildlife just awarded $50 million in grants for 15 projects. one involves the winnemen wintu and the tribe's attempts to restore wild salmon to the mccloud river. >> this is the right thing to do. and it will help us figure out how to save salmon in california. >> so