Tribal leaders say they will build a new Taholah community center on the over side of 109, which is 120 feet above sea level.
The Quinault Indian Nation is getting millions in federal dollars to move to higher ground. The Biden Administration is giving three Native American Tribes $25 million to relocate their communities away from bodies of water or flood prone areas. It’s how the federal government is trying to prepare for what many believe to be the coming effects of climate change. Tribal leaders say they will build a new Taholah community center on the over side of 109, which is 120 feet above sea level. The Quinault Nation is the only tribe in Washington to get the money, the other two tribes are in Alaska