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  • Lake of Betrayal: The Story of Kinzua Dam (2017)
  • 57 min | Documentary
Lake of Betrayal: The Story of Kinzua Dam (2017)
57 min | Documentary
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 ...See moreKinzua 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. Written by Scott Sackett See less
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Director
Paul Lamont
Writers
Paul Lamont (co-writer) | Scott Sackett (co-writer)
Producer
Scott Sackett
Cinematographer
Stephen McCarthy
Editor
Chris Bove
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Updated Oct 28, 2017
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Oct 29, 2017 (United States)
Awards
2 nominations

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