Grand Coulee Dam severly damaged the physical and spiritual health of tribal members throughout the region. We had awful good fishing on the Spokane river. There was a Washington Water Power dam at Little Falls. We had to run to there until Grand Coulee Dam . . . You could go down to the river in the morning and catch 8-10 fish.
People still fish a little.
You used to be able to catch all you wanted. Now you can go out for 18 hours and get 1 fish. We lost quite a bit. What we got from the claims payments was just peanuts compared to what we lost. We have to go to the Coast hatcheries to get salmon for our dinners here.