Rising water temperatures have become a large problem that affects salmon populations. It is caused by factors such as dams, climate change, and habitat loss. Salmon have a low tolerance for warmer water, and it can alter their spawning and migration patterns and even cause them to die. Native Americans are the most effected by this problem. Because Native Americans have a special bond with the land and hold their homelands to be sacred sites, they tend to stay on these places and not move even when the land begins to turn on them. Many tribal members make their livings fishing, and they also depend on the creatures for food for them and their families. Salmon are also intertwined with the cultures of many of the Pacific Northwest tribes. If these people lose these species, it would have an economic, sustenance, and cultural impact. In order to solve this pressing problem, I devised a bottom-up strategy that prioritized Native Americans and gave them power to make changes and that took into account their culture. This would allow them to put emphasis on issues like salmon and cultural preservation and use their knowledge and sustainable practices to solve problems. I went through a few iterations until I settled on a strategy in which education and community and partnerships influenced each other and then equally influenced government policy changes. Education could be used to teach students and the public about indigenous knowledge and spread awareness about climate change and its consequences. A coalition of native tribes, universities, and non-government organizations could work to restore habitats along rivers, help spread awareness, and push for policy changes for development along rivers and how structures such as dams are built.