The Ceremony of Tears

ID: 4929 ~ Source: Historic footage shot by Wallace Gamble and courtesy of the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture. Photos courtesy of Washington State Archives, Digital Archives. ~ Creator: Logan Camporeale

This file appears in: The Ceremony of Tears: The rising waters of Lake Roosevelt ended a 10,000-year native tradition

In 1940, the water of Lake Roosevelt rose behind Grand Coulee Dam. As the water pooled behind the dam, the Kettle Falls fishing site disappeared below the water.

This file appears in: The Ceremony of Tears: The rising waters of Lake Roosevelt ended a 10,000-year native tradition

The Ceremony of Tears: The rising waters of Lake Roosevelt ended a 10,000-year native tradition

By Tara Justine

As Kettle Falls, a popular Native American fishing and gathering spot slipped slipped below the surface of Lake Roosevelt, Indians gathered for one final ceremony.