United By Water

A screening as part of the library's programming for National Native American Heritage Month. Presented by the Upper Columbia United Tribes, the film by Derek LaMere shows the first tribal canoe journey and gathering at Kettle Falls since the Ceremony of Tears in 1943. The film, narrated by Sherman Alexie, documents this inspiring journey in 2016 from the building of the canoes, the physical and spiritual journey and the landing at Kettle Falls by the tribal canoe families.