| Indian's Fishing Farewell | ||
|---|---|---|
| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1622 |
| Catalog #: | 354323 | |
| Clip Number: | 354323-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 029-075-06 | |
| Timecode: | 00:25:23 - 00:26:26 | |
| Location: | Celilo Falls, Colombia River, Oregon | |
| Year Shot: | 1956 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Dams & Levees CULTURAL GROUPS/NATIVE AMERICANS: Pacific Northwest Coast FISHING: Misc LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Oregon | |
| Description: | Northwestern Indians gather to say farewell to their traditional salmon-netting grounds at Celilo Falls, Oregon - soon to be the New Falls Dam. Picturesque sport, pursued for the last time. Establishing shot - Two Indians wearing full tribal head dress looking and pointing at the falls. MS - Men with large nets catching salmon. MCUS - Camera looking up at a tribal leader in full Indian head dress with a little boy standing next to him with their arms raised. MWAS - The New Falls. CUS - Young Indian mother dressed in tribal dress holding her baby. MLS - A very good shot of the surrounding area with Indians fishing for salmon with other tribal members watching them. MWAS - Throngs of people taking pictures of the lake and falls. CUS - A netted salmon in a fishing net. CUS - Head shot of a man and his movie camera. CUS - Indian man removing a salmon from a net and placing him in a wooden box with other salmon. LS - Men standing on levees netting salmon. | |
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