Death of Celilo Falls

Summary: Death of Celilo Falls is a story of ordinary lives in extraordinary circumstances, as neighboring communities went through tremendous economic, environmental, and cultural change in a brief period. Katrine Barber examines the negotiations and controversies that took place during the planning and construction of the dam and the profound impact the project had on both the Indian community of Celilo Village and the non-Indian town of The Dalles, intertwined with local concerns that affected the entire American West: treaty rights, federal Indian policy, environmental transformation of rivers, and the idea of "progress."

Record details

ISBN: 0295985461 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780295985466 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
xi, 258 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
Publisher: Seattle : Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest in association with University of Washington Press, c2005.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-248) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Village and town : the communities transformed by the Dalles Dam -- A riverscape as contested space -- Debating the dam : "a serious breach of good faith" -- Narratives of progress : development and population growth at the Dalles -- Relocation and the persistence of Celilo Village: "we don't 'come from' anywhere" -- Negotiating values : settlement and final compensation -- Conclusion: Losses.