Tattoo 34 Supports
Paddle Tribal Waters
Tattoo 34 owners daughter, Tasia Linwood. Photo by Paul Wilson
Water Home. Salmon Home. Paddle Home.
Support our kayaking youth & Paddle Tribal Waters with an historic tee, tank or sweatshirt.
The purchase of these styles go directly to the nonprofit Rios to Rivers who continue to have new programing and support the Native youth (from Oregon and California Tribes) of Paddle Tribal Waters who spent 30+ days on the Klamath River for the "First Descent" in 2025 whitewater kayaking, as the first people to paddle the entire (mostly) undammed Klamath River from source-to-sea after the largest dam removal in history!
Artist Toby Linwood of Tattoo 34 donated his time and talents to create this limited design to support his own Karuk and Hupa kids and all the Indigenous youth participating in this program from the different tribes who's territory is along the Klamath River. Tattoo 34 is an Indigenous owned & operated tattoo shop in Portland, Oregon.
The Allmade apparel options are sustainable, high quality clothing using environmentally-friendly (including recycled) materials from the US and ethical manufacturing practices. They are crafted with less water and a lower carbon footprint than conventional companies.
Tasia Linwood (15) Indigenous kayaker on the First Descent of the Klamath River 2025. Photo by Erik Boomer.
'A:de'ts Rogers (19) Indigenous kayaker on the First Descent of the Klamath River 2025. Photo by Erik Boomer.
Julian Rogers (16) Indigenous kayaker on the First Descent of the Klamath River 2025. Photo by Erik Boomer.
'A:de'ts Rogers (19) Indigenous kayaker on the First Descent of the Klamath River 2025. Photo by Erik Boomer.
Paddle Tribal Waters & The “First Descent” of the Klamath
How it Started
“When the largest dam removal in history begins, a group of Indigenous youth learns to whitewater kayak in hopes of becoming the first people to paddle the restored river from source-to-sea. As the young paddlers reconnect sections of the Klamath River that have not flowed freely for more than a century, they use kayaking to galvanize a movement while reconciling a stolen history and building a future of hope and healing.”
The “First Descent”
“A group of young Indigenous kayakers set out to become the first to paddle the entire Klamath River, from source to sea, after the biggest dam removal project in history. Ranging in age from 13-20 and from tribes across the Northwest, the youth dedicated years to training for the 300-mile, month-long journey. But for many, it was a journey generations in the making, as their relatives and communities had been fighting to remove the Klamath dams since the first one went up in 1908. ”
Tattoo 34’s First Descent Youth:
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‘A:de’ts Rogers
Hupa Valley Tribe
‘A:de’ts is 19 and located primarily in Portland, OR and sometimes in Hoopa, CA and might be up for interviews and speaking events, depending… -
Tasia Linwood
Karuk Tribe, West Bank Okanagan
Tasia is 16 and a McDaniel High School student in Portland, Oregon and is available for interviews and speaking opportunities. -
Julian Rogers
Hupa Valley Tribe
Julian is 17 and currently kayaking in Europe with the World Class Academy but is generally located in Portland, OR and is available for interviews and speaking opportunities.
