Saying Farewell to Kettle Falls, on the Columbia - 1940
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Headed by Chief Jim James, center, with the beaded vest, these Colville and others give the farewell sign to their traditional fishing grounds at Kettle Falls.
Headed by Chief Jim James, center, with the beaded vest, these Colville and others give the farewell sign to their traditional fishing grounds at Kettle Falls.
In June of 1940 Native Americans from across the Northwest gathered for a three-day "Ceremony of Tears" to mourn the loss of the falls, soon to be flooded by the new Grand Coulee Dam. Kettle Falls was second only to Celilo Falls (which was inundated by The Dalles Dam in 1957) as a fishing and gathering place for Native Americans along the Columbia.
-- This photo is restored and printed by Old Oregon.
Photographer | Wallace Gamble |
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Location | Washington State |
Subject | Group Portraits, Native Americans, Waterfalls |
Decade | 1940s |
Print Maker | Old Oregon |
Original Type | Larger Print |
Size of Original | 6.1 x 8.8 inches |
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