Return to the River Written and Filmed by Reed student Harry C. Paget; Narrator: Scott Beach; Titles: Lorene Schmidt; Recording: Frank Hood., part 1 of 1
Dates
- Creation: 1930 - 1980
Extent
From the Collection: 46.2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Notes from FileMaker 'Title' field: Anthropology; Warm Springs Indian Reservation; Columbia River; Salmon Fishery; Fishing; Celilo Falls; Native American; Music: Washat Songs; 1952 Thesis: Paget, H. "Approach to Documentary Filming..."
Notes from FileMaker 'Lecturer/Performer' field: Paget, Harry C. '51
Notes from FileMaker 'Cross-Reference Titles' field: 1 DVD; (8 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in
Notes Videocassette release of a motion picture filmed in 1951
Music consists of Washat songs collected on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation
Narrator, Scott Beach ; recording, Frank Hood
Summary This documentary, shot as part of a Reed College thesis in 1951, shows the annual salmon migration at Celilo Falls on the Columbia River, and the construction and operation of the traditional Indian fishery there. Six years later the Dalles Dam inundated Celilo Falls
Subjects Indians of North America -- Fishing -- Oregon
Salmon fishing -- Columbia River
Columbia River -- History
Celilo (Or.) -- History
Add Author Beach, Scott
Hood, Frank
Add Title Title on container: Return to the river : the Indian fishery at Celilo Falls
Indian fishery at Celilo FallsVideo of a short film by Reed student Harry Paget '51, in support of his senior thesis: "An approach to documentary filming through anthropology and drama / by Harry C. Paget.
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