Celilo Blues

by Ed Edmo

Drummers representing the Yakamas, Umatillas and Wyams perform a farewell ceremony forCelilo Falls in 1957.

he came automaton-atomic-government-man with briefcase in hand wire rimmed glasses that hung from his nose his whining voice came out in a      never ending drone promising promises again & again deafened ears that are paid not to hear mouthing words of pre-recorded briefing sessions behind armed guards again we drowned reproduced by permission of the author

Content in the History Cooperative database is intended for personal, noncommercial use only. You may not reproduce, publish, distribute, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, modify, create derivative works from, display, or in any way exploit the History Cooperative database in whole or in part without the written permission of the copyright holder.