UO Today #478: Theresa May and Gordon Bettles

UO Today #478: Theresa May and Gordon Bettles

 

Gordon Bettles

Theresa May

Gordon Bettles, steward of the UO’s Many Nations Longhouse and member of the Klamath tribe, appears with Theresa May, Theatre Arts and codeveloper of the play “Salmon is Everything.” They talk about the importance of salmon to Native culture and the devastating fish kill on the Klamath River in 2002. The play, staged by the UO’s University Theatre May 20-June 4, addresses the cultural and spiritual dimensions of Klamath River water rights.