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Portland, Oregon
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March 10, 2007 will mark fifty years since the rising waters behind
The Dalles Dam flooded Celilo Falls and its ancient tribal fishery.
Celilo’s rich, tragic history yet hopeful future will be marked
by a number of activities planned throughout the Columbia River
Basin during the month of March.
March 8th and 9th - the Columbia River Inter-Tribal
Fish Commission and the Tribal Leadership Forum will co-host “Remembering
Celilo: Indian Fishing and the Columbia River” in Portland
Oregon. The two-day event will highlight many issues surrounding
tribal treaty fishing rights, salmon, the Endangered Species Act,
and the Columbia River. For more information please call, 503-238-0667.
March 10th and 11th - Celilo Village will remember
and honor Celilo Falls with several free public events in the village
and adjacent Celilo Park. “Celilo Legacy – Commemorating
50 Years Since the Loss of Celilo Falls” events include: a
canoe and honoring ceremony, traditional salmon dinner, traditional
powwow and stick games, and addresses from regional and national
dignitaries. Speakers will include traditional Chiefs, General Carl
Strock, Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, and others. Celilo Village and Celilo Park are
located at milepost 97 off US Interstate 84. For more information
please call, 1 (888) 289-1855 or visit www.celilowyam.org.
March 17th and 18th - The Center for Columbia
River History will host a free public symposium at the Gorge Discovery
Center in The Dalles titled “Celilo Stories: New Conversations
about an ancient place.” The symposium features eminent scholars,
authors, artists, and tribal elders that will discuss the meaning
of Celilo’s legacy. For more information please visit www.ccrh.org.
March 18th - A traditional blessing will be conducted
at Celilo Park beginning at 3:00 pm. This blessing is the first
step toward the installation of artist Maya Lin’s Celilo component
as part of the Columbia River Confluence Project. For more information
please visit, www.confluenceproject.org.
In addition, several Celilo-themed exhibitions are underway at
regional museums and cultural institutes. Celilo-inspired literary
events and musical performances are also being offered with new
events announced regularly. To find out more about Celilo-related
activities please visit our website at www.critfc.org and blog site
www.critfc.org/celilo.
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About CRITFC
The Portland-based Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission is
the technical support and coordinating agency for fishery management
policies of the Columbia River Basin's four treaty tribes: the Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes
of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes
and Bands of the Yakama Nation and the Nez Perce Tribe.
CRITFC, formed in 1977, employs biologists, other scientists, public
information specialists, policy analysts and administrators who work
in fisheries research and analyses, advocacy, planning and coordination,
harvest control and law enforcement. |
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