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Echo of Water Against Rocks: Remembering Celilo Falls

Subjects: Environment, Fisheries, History, Native Studies

Grade Level: SrH-Adult
Producer: Video Project
Closed Captioned:

Running Time: 13 mins
Country of Origin: United States
Study Guide: No

Copyright Date: 2001
Available in French: No

On March 10th, 1957, the newly constructed Dalles Dam closed its floodgates, backing the Columbia River over Celilo Falls. Regional newspapers heralded an era of hydropower, while upstream hundreds of people paid their final respects to the passage of a 10,000-year-old way of life. The flooding of Celilo Falls was an important day in Northwest history. It changed people personally, and collectively. Two generations later, the memory of Celilostill resonates, like the echo of water against rocks. No other film has gathered the stories of eye-witnesses of the flooding, the children of Celilo fishing families, and the local residents. Using never-before-seen historic footage and original interviews, this video captures the enduring memory of Celilo Falls.

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