Episode 6: River People

For over 10,000 years, the Spokane River shaped the identity of the Spokane Tribe—but centuries of disruption took their toll. In Episode 6, we uncover how the 1974 World’s Fair ignited a powerful movement for the Tribe to reclaim their heritage, heal the river, and redefine their future.

"When Expo ‘74 made a big deal about the first environmental Expo, our chairman, Alex Sherwood, in the ‘70’s said, your people have been polluting our river since you got here. And Expo did do a lot on the surface to clean it up, but our people knew what it was like before.”

- Margo Hill, professor and former Tribal attorney and judge