Lake of Betrayal: The Story of Kinzua Dam (2017)

ALL 10/29/2017 (en) 56 Min
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    10/29/2017
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  • Original title
    Lake of Betrayal: The Story of Kinzua Dam
  • Original language
    en
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Overview

Kinzua Dam on the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania was a flashpoint in history for the Seneca Nation of Indians. Completed in 1965, the dam was to mitigate flooding in Pittsburgh, 198 miles downriver, but the 27-mile reservoir that formed above it inundated vast tracts of the Seneca Indians' ancestral lands, forcing their removal in breach of one of the United States' oldest treaties. Set against a backdrop of a federal Indian termination policy, pork-barrel politics, and undisclosed plans for private hydropower, Lake of Betrayal reveals an untold story from American history-a one-sided battle pitting a small Native American nation against some of the strongest political, social, and commercial forces in the country. Although the Seneca suffered irreplaceable cultural losses, the Kinzua crisis became a turning point to build a stronger Seneca Nation.

  1. Paul Lamont

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Chris Bove

    Editor

  4. Scott Sackett

    Producer



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  1. Gary Farmer

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Lake of Betrayal: The Story of Kinzua Dam (2017) 56 Min

ALL 10/29/2017 (en)
  • Release 10/29/2017
  • Production
  • Original title Lake of Betrayal: The Story of Kinzua Dam
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Kinzua Dam on the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania was a flashpoint in history for the Seneca Nation of Indians. Completed in 1965, the dam was to mitigate flooding in Pittsburgh, 198 miles downriver, but the 27-mile reservoir that formed above it inundated vast tracts of the Seneca Indians' ancestral lands, forcing their removal in breach of one of the United States' oldest treaties. Set against a backdrop of a federal Indian termination policy, pork-barrel politics, and undisclosed plans for private hydropower, Lake of Betrayal reveals an untold story from American history-a one-sided battle pitting a small Native American nation against some of the strongest political, social, and commercial forces in the country. Although the Seneca suffered irreplaceable cultural losses, the Kinzua crisis became a turning point to build a stronger Seneca Nation.

  1. Paul Lamont

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Chris Bove

    Editor

  4. Scott Sackett

    Producer