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Former Shoshone chairman urges intertribal coalition and '7‑generations' approach to restore Great Salt Lake

Hinckley Institute of Politics, University of Utah · March 26, 2026
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Darren Perry told a Hinckley forum that tribes should be centered in Great Salt Lake restoration efforts, proposing an intertribal coalition grounded in traditional ecological knowledge and a 7‑generation planning horizon to reframe the lake from a resource for extraction to a relative to be cared for.

Darren Perry, former chairman of the Shoshone Nation, said tribal nations should play a central role in Great Salt Lake restoration and proposed forming an intertribal coalition to bring indigenous stewardship and traditional ecological knowledge into decision‑making.

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