PR 31 08
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2008
MEDIA CONTACT:
Scott Simms, BPA, 503-230-3520/503-927-3160 TV MEDIA ADVISORY
TV MEDIA ADVISORY
Satellite downlink: Tribal ceremony today marks signing of major salmon accords between tribes and federal agencies
Portland, Ore. - After a brief postponement of the planned ceremony earlier this week, Columbia River Basin tribes and federal agencies today finalized agreements that will bring more help to fish in the Columbia River Basin. A special tribal ceremony took place in the Columbia River Gorge today, with parties to the agreements signing a tribally-sourced deer skin that also unveiled the name of this new 10-year partnership: The Columbia Basin Fish Accords.
Shot list to include:
- Signing of the historic agreements on a deer skin by tribal and federal leaders;
- Images of traditional tribal singers and related tribal ceremonial activities;
- Stand-ups with federal and tribal leaders who will speak of these unprecedented accords;
- Shots of the special signing site, home of the petroglyph, "Tsagaglalal," or "She who watches," which is of significant tribal cultural importance in the Columbia Gorge;
• Images of tribal members fishing for salmon at nearby Lyle Falls on the Klickitat River.
Where:
Ceremony at Columbia Hills State Park near Dallesport, Wash. (formerly known as Horsethief Lake State Park). Tribal fishing at Lyle Falls on the Klickitat River neat Lyle, Wash.
Satellite time: Friday, May 2, 2008 from 3:30 to 4 p.m. Pacific Time
Satellite: GALAXY 26 (C)
Orbital slot: 93 degrees WL
Carrier access: Intelsat America, 800-631-3562
Transponder: 05
Bandwidth: 36 MHz
Downlink frequency: 3800 (V)
Uplink frequency: 6025 (H)
Troubleshooting: Fisher Pathways Transmission, 503-231-4608
Other details:
For additional details on this event, see the information online on the afternoon of April 30 at www.bpa.gov/corporate/BPAnews/Perspective/
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