{"id":36199,"date":"2025-06-12T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T17:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/?p=36199"},"modified":"2025-06-12T10:06:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T17:06:41","slug":"ptw-iii-paddle-tribal-waters-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2025\/06\/12\/ptw-iii-paddle-tribal-waters-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"PTW III: PADDLE TRIBAL WATERS ACADEMY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How do you prepare for the first descent of a free-flowing Klamath River? Paddle as much as possible!<\/p>\n<p>This spring, R<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00ed<\/span>os to Rivers joined forces with World Class Academy to form the second Paddle Tribal Waters Academy\u2014A fully accredited private high school with a curriculum designed especially for the Indigenous youth involved with Paddle Tribal Waters.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to all the usual subjects\u2014English, math, science\u2014Paddle Tribal Waters Academy traveled to California, the Pacific Northwest and Chile, building community, engaging in cultural exchange and, of course, honing their kayak skills on some of the world&#8217;s most iconic watersheds.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c\u2026 I\u2019m going to be sad to go, but I\u2019m glad that I\u2019ve had this opportunity. This has been so much fun.\u201d \u2014 Chaas Linwood, PTWA student<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"970\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qn4qOhHfFTc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riostorivers.org\/students-paddle-tribal-waters-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paddle Tribal Waters Academy<\/a> is a collaboration between <a href=\"http:\/\/riostorivers.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">R\u00edos to Rivers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/worldclassacademy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Class Academy<\/a>, proudly supported by <a href=\"http:\/\/nrs.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NRS<\/a> and others.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you prepare for the first descent of a free-flowing Klamath River? 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