I am writing to tell you how deeply moved I was by Brook Thompson’s article about the ongoing tragedy of the Klamath and her people (“The familial bond between the Klamath River and the Yurok people,” September 2021). As a person who has always felt deeply connected to the land, water and sky, I can empathize with the loss and suffering that she describes so eloquently. I only wish that there could be a solution imminent, but I fear that the alienation of Western “culture” from the natural world is so deep that for most it is irreparable. Thank you, Brook, for showing the consequences of such separation.
Stephen Wilder
Willow, New York
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline The Klamath River and the Yurok people.
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