|
Become a friend of the Klamath Bucket Brigade All donations are tax deductible |
|
This Website is Dedicated to Alvin Alexander Cheyne January 10, 1921 - June 17, 2005 |
GovTrack.us is an independent tool to help the public research and track the activities in the U.S. Congress, promoting government transparency and civic education through novel uses of technology.
Speakers to discuss film about Klamath River dams
Jeff Mitchell of the Klamath Tribes, Toby Freeman of PacifiCorp, and Magdalena Hutter, co-producer of the documentary film, “Upstream Battle,” will participate in question-and-answer sessions following showings of the film Saturday and Sunday at the Ashland Independent Film Festival.
Wendy George, a Hoopa tribal member, also may participate.
George, Mitchell and Freeman are featured in the film, which was written and directed by German documentary filmmaker Ben Kampas.
Dam removal agreed to
The film follows efforts by tribes living along the Klamath River — the Klamaths, Hoopa, Yuroks and Karuks — to have four PacifiCorp dams removed.
As the film was being completed, PacifiCorp signed an agreement in principle that sets a framework for removing the dams.
“ I was pleasantly surprised,” Mitchell said of the film, which he saw earlier this year in Portland. “I think it’s a good reflection of events that led up to the point where the film cut off. He (Kampas) did a pretty good job of pulling things together.”
Mitchell said he and members of other tribes, who made trips to Scotland and other countries, felt ties with Scottish people because their economy and culture is based on fishing in rivers and the ocean.
“There is a perception they have in Europe of native people and once they meet us it’s often a surprise,” Mitchell said.
The 3 p.m. Sunday screening in the 200-seat Varsity Theater is already sold out, but tickets for the 3 p.m. Saturday screening in the larger Armory venue are still available at www.ashlandfilm.org and the box office.
NOTE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, any copyrighted
material herein is distributed without profit or payment to those who have
expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit
research and educational purposes only. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml