Chinook Trilogy: Matter of Trust

The final episode in a trilogy detailing the Native American Columbia River tribes' (Nez Perce, Umatilla, Warm Springs, and Yakama) perspective on, and prescription for, the critical salmon situation in the Pacific Northwest, Matter of Trust briefly touches on tribal feelings and treaty history before exploring the problem. Irrigation runoff, gravel blockages, logging, cattle grazing (leading to erosion), and, of course, the large dams whose turbines claim as many as 15% or more salmon each year, have all contributed to some extinct or nearly extinct salmon runs in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. The video details several recommendations by the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission for boosting the salmon population and replenishing runs in a comprehensive and fairly technical plan called "wy-kan-ush-mi-wa-kish-wit." Not an easy word to pronounce, but it presents a much better alternative to the direction which the non-Native American powers-that-be are headed. Recommended for Pacific Northwest and strong Native American collections. The first two titles in the series are: My Strength is From the Fish and Empty Promises, Empty Nets. Aud: H, C, P. (R. Pitman)