Gathering at the Ceremony of Tears

ID: 4949 ~ Source: Image courtesy of Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area.

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Members of tribes that gathered at Kettle Falls for the Ceremony of Tears.

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

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.