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Treaty Talks - a Journey up the Columbia River for People and Salmon

Keith Kutchins , Upper Columbia United Tribes, Spokane, WA
This film documents paddling dugout canoes from the Columbia River mouth to its headwaters, interviewing people, and attending conferences and symposia. Grand Coulee Dam was completed in 1942, blocking salmon runs from the Upper Columbia River. Now, over 70 years later, as the Columbia River Treaty is being re-examined, solutions are being crafted to address the lack of Ecosystem-based Function, Fish Passage, and Tribal Consultation.