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TAC International Film and Video Festival Echo of Water Against Rocks: Remembering Celilo Falls

 

 

Fishermen at Celilo Falls              Fishermen at Celilo Falls, close-up

 

The creation of Dalles Dam on the Columbia River was heralded by some as a symbol of a new era of hydropower, while for local Native Americans it assured the end of a 10,000 year-old way of life. Historical footage and eye-witness personal accounts captured in this documentary portray the effects felt by the local residents. If Celilo Falls was one of the most sacred places in the Pacific Northwest, was it's destruction worth the building of the dam? This film explores the dilemma that we face as a society, is so-called progress worth the devastation of natural and cultural resources?

 

 

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Length: 13 min.
Country: USA
Language: English
Producer: Spirit of the Salmon Fund / Steve Mital
Producers Web site: http://www.critfc.org
Distributor: The Video Project
Distributor Web site: http://www.videoproject.com
Copyright: (No information available)

 

 

Festival Screenings and Awards:

International Wildlife Film Festival, Missoula, Montana