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
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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.

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By Tara Justine
For centuries, Kettle Falls was a fishing spot and a gathering place. When Grand Coulee Dam began construction in 1933, thousands of years of history and tradition suddenly changed. By 1940, the waters of Lake Roosevelt began to rise, slowly…