Celilo Falls - Columbia River above the Dalles

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"Celilo Falls - Columbia River above the Dalles. Ancient fishing rights allow the Indians to fish here as their ancestors have for centuries. This scene tells a story to me of ancient methods of fishing and modern transportation. Conflict of the modern and the traditional Tribal customs. Signed D.W. Hopkins" Per J. Meninick: Photo taken in August - low waters, ca. 1940's"., Statement of Extent: LOS

Community: 
Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
Protocol: 
Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture Public Access, Warm Springs Community Public Access
Category: 
Natural Resources, Lands
Original Date Description: 
1940-1949
Creator: 
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, NiMiiPuu-Nez Perce Tribe, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, Southern Plateau-Sahaptin, culture group
Language: 
English
Rights: 
Copyright for permission to reproduce Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture/Eastern Washington State Historical Society Spokane, Washington
Source: 
AI Collection
Publisher: 
EWSHS/MAC
Identifier: 
MAC_41794
Subject: 
Plateau, Yakama, Warm Springs, Umatilla, Nez Perce, Celilo Falls, Columbia River, Landscape (Artwork->Subject), Structural Components (Built Environment)
Type: 
Image
Format: 
JPEG