Native American News US would keep more hydropower under agreement with Canada on treaty governing Columbia River Published: Jul. 17, 2024, 5:49 a.m.

Fraud. Sham. A tremendous wrong. These are choice words from Oregon’s Democratic Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, and Republican Rep. Greg Walden about the Huntington Treaty of 1865. This week ...

The terrible flood of 1948, in which the Columbia River swamped Vanport City, north of downtown Portland, spurred discussions for a U.S.-Canada treaty that would ensure flood protection.

The Columbia River Treaty came together after a 1948 flood washed away the Oregon community of Vanport, leaving more than 18,000 people homeless.