Thompson, Flora Cushinway, 1893-1978
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Flora Cushinway Thompson
Collection
Identifier: SR 9586
Abstract
Oral history with Flora Cushinway Thompson conducted around 1971. Thompson discusses the Wyam people's way of life at Celilo Falls, and the Wyams' resistance to the construction of The Dalles Dam.
Dates:
circa 1971
Oral history interview with Flora Cushinway Thompson
Collection
Identifier: SR 9504
Abstract
Oral history interview with Flora Cushinway Thompson conducted by Joan Arrivee Wagenblast in April 1966. Thompson, whose husband was Wyam Chief Tommy Thompson, discusses the forced relocation of the Wyam people after the construction of The Dalles Dam flooded Celilo Falls.
Dates:
1966 April
Filtered By
- Subject: Native Americans X