United By Water
The film ‘United By Water’ to be shown at Global Earth Repair Conference, about the Canoe culture of the Columbia River tribes.
The 5 tribes of the Upper Columbia River unite on the water in traditional canoes for the first time since the Grand Coulee Dam flooded their traditional waterways 76 years ago.
This timely film highlights the need to recognize the importance of reconnecting to the Columbia River and restoring our salmon runs. Not only does the film bring attention to the historic wrongs that blocked salmon from the Upper Columbia River, but it shares the current efforts by UCUT and other tribes to bring forward tribal traditions to help better understand what is lacking in our contemporary society.
We need to forge a deeper connection to the waters that bring life to our communities.
The film was first released in October, 2017, but a just revised final version came out in early 2019. The film showing at the Global Earth Repair Conference will be one of the first showings of the final edition of the film.
See the trailer here…
UNITED BY WATER – OFFICIAL TRAILER from War Pony Pictures on Vimeo.
The film showing will begin at 2:00 pm Saturday May 4 at the Wheeler Theatre, Port Worden, Port Townsend.
Doors open at 1:30.
Representatives of the Upper Columbia United Tribes will be there to answer questions at the end of the showing.
Open to the public and to the conference participants. Free of charge.
- Directed by Derrick LaMere.
- Narrated by Sherman Alexie.
More info can be found on the Upper Columbia United Tribes UCUT website.
You may also be interested in 2 water system restoration tours May 2nd, near and just before our Global Earth Repair conference starts. The Elwah River and Northwest Watershed Institute’s Tarboo-Dabob Watershed Tours. All proceeds from the field trips are being donated to the Northwest Watershed Institute and to the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe.
