River people : behind the case of David Sohappy /
River People documents a timely issue - the clash between an ancient culture and modern society. It is the story of David Sohappy, a Native-American spiritual leader who was sentenced to a five-year prison term for selling 317 salmon out of season. For twenty years Sohappy has fished in open defianc...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | This edition in English. |
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New York, NY :
Filmakers Library,
1991.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | River People documents a timely issue - the clash between an ancient culture and modern society. It is the story of David Sohappy, a Native-American spiritual leader who was sentenced to a five-year prison term for selling 317 salmon out of season. For twenty years Sohappy has fished in open defiance of all state and federal fishing laws. He claims he has an ancestral right to fish along Oregon s Columbia River. As a result, he has become a symbol of resistance for indigenous people of the Northwest United States and beyond. River People uses Sohappy's case to explore the historic conflict over the resources of the Columbia and the political controversy involving fishing rights and the right to religious freedom. Behind the controversy is the story of a man caught in a conflict between two cultures, and two seemingly irreconcilable ways of looking at the world. |
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| Item Description: | Previously published as DVD. Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011). Slide. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (51 min.). |
| Audience: | For High School; College; Adult audiences. |
| Awards: | American Anthropological Association, 1991 Blue Ribbon, American Film and Video Festival, 1991 Hawaii International Film Festival, 1990 Silver Apple, National Educational Film and Video Festival, 1991 |