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Celilo Falls (Wash.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Gilbert A. Giles

 Collection
Identifier: SR 2721
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1999 October 3

Oral history interview with Robert W. Schoning

 Collection
Identifier: SR 2739
Abstract

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.

Dates: 2000 March 27

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