Join us for a screening of the short film Undammed to learn more about the Klamath River dam removal. A discussion featuring Brook Thompson and Bryan Tilt will follow the screening.

Film Description: After witnessing a massive fish kill on her ancestral home waters, Yurok tribal attorney Amy Bowers Cordalis dedicated her life to reversing the generations-long destruction wrought by the Klamath River dams. Undammed follows her journey to free the Klamath, from testifying before Congress to passing down fishing traditions within her young family. Now that the Klamath dams are finally coming down, she remains confident that the future of her tribe is bright. “It’s not a test,” Bowers Cordalis says of the largest dam-removal project in US history. “It will work.” Help restore the Klamath River by supporting Ridges to Riffles Indigenous Conservation Group.

Registration for virtual access to post screening discussion only: https://beav.es/NGs.

This screening is part three of the 2024-2025 Indigenous Studies film series about extraction on Indigenous lands. Attendees are encouraged to watch Life Over Lithium and Demon Mineral prior to this screening. Contact luhui.whitebear@oregonstate.edu for access information.

Speaker Bios:

Brook Thompson is from the Yurok and Karuk Tribes of Northern California. Brook is a Ph.D. student, scientist, engineer, author, activist, and artist. Growing up Brook spent her time fishing for salmon on the Klamath River like her ancestors before her when she witnessing the heart-breaking 2002 fish kill, the largest fish kill in West Coast history. The death of tens of thousand salmon is what has motivated her career in water engineering and activism.

Bryan Tilt is a professor of anthropology at OSU. He is an environmental anthropologist who specializes in natural resources and energy development in contemporary China and the United States.

For accommodations related to disabilities, contact luhui.whitebear@oregonstate.edu or 541-737-7831