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Year:
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1990
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Format:
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Color; 50 minutes
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Price:
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$395
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Subject: Native Americans Oregon; Yakima (Northwest); Religion; Sovereignty; Government Relations
Summary: For 10,000 years, the American Indians of the Northwest have survived from the great salmon runs of the Che Wana, the indigenous name for the Columbia River. The mystery of the salmon's journey upstream is at the heart of the River People's religion. This tape focuses on the case of David Sohappy, a Yakima spiritual leader, who was sentenced to a fiveyear prison term for selling 317 salmon out of season. Claiming an ancestral right to fish along the Columbia, Sohappy has openly defied state and federal fishing laws and has become a symbol of resistance for Native peoples of the Northwest. During the past half century, the Yakima people have seen their tribal lands and fishing grounds devastated by the construction of numerous hydroelectric plants, logging mills, aluminum factories, and perhaps worst of all, the Hanford Nuclear Plant.
Credits: Producers/Directors: Michal Conford, Michele Zaccheo; Narrator: Ruby Dee
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