Lake of Betrayal: The Story of Kinzua Dam

2017
57m

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

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 d... Read allKinzua 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 Sene... Read allKinzua 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' ... Read all

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Lake Perfidy

Although of little widespread interest, this film should be viewed by any American who mistakenly trusts the word of the US government. As a former resident of Kinzua (one of the beautiful towns inundated by Lake Perfidy), I can testify to the feeling of betrayal felt by Native Americans and valley residents alike. "As long as the grass shall grow" rings hollow. President Washington would certainly chastise President Kennedy. The Seneca's alternate proposal was certainly a better way. But the Army Corps of Engineers would not be denied. Shame on us.