Interview session 2, 2002 August 5
Scope and Contents
Partway through Tape 2, Side 1, through the end of Tape 3, Side 2. In the second interview session, conducted on August 5, 2002, Wapato discusses his service as executive director of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission from 1980 to 1989. He talks about working with the directors of the Oregon and Washington fishery departments, discusses working with the Northwest Power Planning Council on the fish and wildlife plan and on developing the water budget, and speaks at length about his work negotiating the U.S.-Canada Pacific Salmon Treaty. He also talks about lobbying Congress to include fishery protections in the 1980 Northwest Power Act.
Dates
- Creation: 2002 August 5
Creator
- From the Collection: Wapato, Tim, 1935-2009 (Interviewee, Person)
- From the Collection: O'Rourke, Michael (Filmmaker) (Interviewer, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.1 Cubic Feet (5 audiocassettes (4 hr., 56 min., 23 sec.) + transcript (115 pages))
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
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