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# Keepers of the Coastline
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/nova/specials/keepers-of-the-coastline-34oizi/
- Published: 2024-09-11T17:45:54.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T12:04:27.000Z
- Description: In Northern California, Marine science is guided by Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation’s community and culture.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: NOVA, #ZZZ_Show_8f1ff589-6222-4260-acbf-0523a6424abf, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Special_8a734178-c122-4dbd-bc50-9ebbd635eafb, #special

Jeremy Charles (Smith River, California) - In 2023, the Tolowa Dee-ni' people alongside partnering tribes asserted sovereignty over the 700 square miles of their ancestral fisheries. Now in 2024, we see how marine science and resource management can be guided by community and culture.