Ethics and the Columbia River Treaty - Righting Historic Wrongs
Join us for a one day conference to reflect on the impact of the dam building era on the Columbia Basin. We will discuss ways to modernize the Columbia River Treaty as we seek to establish a water ethic as foundational for resolving international water conflicts.
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8:00 Registration
8:30 Drumming
Welcome from Spokane Tribal Council Member, Matt Wynne
Introduction and Overview Tom Soeldner, John Osborn MD
9:00 I. The Rivers of our Moment: Ethics and Water
Bishop William Skylstad The Columbia River Pastoral Letter.
John Sirois A world view: relationship of indigenous people and the river over millennia.
Brian Henning, PhD Convergence of ethical perspectives.
moderator: Michael Treleaven PhD
10:00 II. The Rivers Through Our Memory
Allan Scholz PhD On the importance of salmon to indigenous people
10:35 break
10:55 Eileen Delehanty Pearkes – A River Captured – cultural and ecosystem impacts in Canada
Virgil Seymour & Stevey Seymour – Fate of the Sinixt people
Jennifer Ferguson – Impact on indigenous people
moderator: Laurie Arnold PhD
12:30 Lunch (provided)
1:30 III. The Rivers of Our Vision: The Treaty
Rachael Paschal Osborn – Columbia River Treaty, Climate Change, and the Public Trust Doctrine
D.R. Michel – Treaty perspectives of Upper Columbia United Tribes
Randall Friedlander – Upper Columbia River: Adult Passage Scenarios
moderator: Tom Soeldner
2:30 IV. The Rivers as Our Responsibility: Stewardship, Justice in action
Pauline Terbasket – perspective of the Okanagan Nation Alliance
moderator: Rachael Paschal Osborn
4:00 Drumming and close
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Hosted by:
Gonzaga University Political Science Department, Native American Studies, and Environmental Studies