Appeal to Save Celilo Falls: A Message from the Yakima Indians
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_047_3_27_38_0001
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Appeal to Save Celilo Falls: A Message from the Yakima Indians
- Date Created:
- 1951-01-01
- EDTF:
- 1951-01-01
- Creator:
- Schwabe, George Blaine, 1886-1952
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- George B. Schwabe Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/37
- Description:
- The Yakima Indians are appealing to Honorable George B. Schwabe to save their fishing rights at Celilo Falls on the Columbia River, which are guaranteed in a treaty from 1855. They are asking for support to stop the construction of The Dalles Dam, which would flood Celilo Falls and harm their community. They are requesting that Schwabe vote against appropriations for the dam.
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 82nd (1951-1953)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_47_3_0000, Box 27, Folder 38, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 Page
