Tag Archives: Columbia River
HJM 15 – Comments on the feasibility study for revealing Celilo Falls
April 13, 2015 From: The Friends of Celilo Falls To: State Representative Brian Clem, Committee ChairHouse Committee on Rural Communities, Land Use and WaterOregon State CapitolBy email RE: HJM 15 Celilo Falls feasibility study Dear Chair Clem and Members … Continue reading
Free Celilo Falls! A message to the Columbia River Treaty Review
October 21, 2013 From The Friends of Celilo Falls To the US Entity, Columbia River Treaty Review Mr. Stephen R. Oliver, U.S Entity Coordinator, Bonneville Power Administration Mr. David Ponganis, U.S Entity Coordinator, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Submitted online … Continue reading
On Native American sacred sites and religious freedom in North America
Winona LaDuke and I co-authored this report to the United Nations on the threats facing Native American sacred sites throughout North America: Honor the Earth Briefing Document Prepared on Sacred Sites and Religious Freedom in North America Prepared by Sean Cruz … Continue reading
Friends of Celilo Falls to wait a season
By Sean Cruz Portland,Oregon— Having been advised by friends among the Celilo people and Columbia River treaty tribes to wait, to wait a season, to wait for permission to continue, to be respectful to sacred traditions, to respect privacy, to … Continue reading
The Industrialization of Celilo Falls, and its failures, pt 5
By Sean Cruz Portland, Oregon— The pressure on Native fishers and fish stocks throughout the Columbia River system was relentless and took many forms, both on and near the river and in distant courtrooms: “During the 1880s and 1890s, fish … Continue reading
The Industrialization of Celilo Falls, and its failures, pt 4
By Sean Cruz Portland, Oregon— Change came rapidly to the region once fur traders, settlers and pioneers began arriving in the early 19th century, eager to claim Indian land and resources as their own, bringing with them attitudes of racial … Continue reading
The Industrialization of Celilo Falls, and its failures, pt 3
By Sean Cruz Portland, Oregon– For more than 10,000 years, the River tribes were careful stewards of Celilo Falls and the salmon who thrived there, and managed a trading economy that reached far beyond the Pacific Northwest. Then came the … Continue reading
The Industrialization of Celilo Falls, and its failures, pt 2
By Sean Cruz Portland, Oregon— The Oregon Donation Land Act of 1850 “legitimized” the claims of white pioneers on Native American lands and resources throughout the region, some two and a half million acres before the survivors of this ethnic … Continue reading
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