The Fight to Save Yakima Indian Fishing Rights at Celilo Falls , 1951

Item — Box: 11, Folder: 68

Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_11_68_0001

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The Yakima Indians are appealing to Honorable Carl Albert to save their fishing rights at Celilo Falls on the Columbia River, which are guaranteed in a treaty from 1855. The construction of the Dalles Dam threatens to destroy these rights, and the Yakima Nation is calling for all appropriations for the dam to be voted against. They argue that the dam would cause irreparable damage to their welfare and is economically unsound. They have legal and moral rights to their fishing locations and have protested against the dam, stating that the construction can be discontinued without significant economic loss. Additionally, the dam is being promoted as necessary for power supply in the region, but the Yakima Indians argue that there are other reasons to eliminate it from the hydro-electric development program of the Columbia River.

Dates

Majority of material found within 1951

Language of Materials

English

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