Celilo Falls (Wash.)
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Gilbert A. Giles
Oral history interview with Gilbert A. Giles, conducted by Clark Hansen on October 3, 1999, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Giles discusses how the construction of dams on the Columbia River affected salmon populations and the Native people who lived along the river.
Oral history interview with Robert W. Schoning
Oral history interview with Robert W. Schoning, conducted by Clark Hansen on March 27, 2000, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Schoning discusses working as a biologist at and later director of the Oregon Fish Commission, the effect of dams on Columbia River fish populations, and court decisions regarding Native fishing rights on the Columbia River.
Oral history interview with Flora Cushinway Thompson
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.
Oral history interview with Flora Cushinway Thompson
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.