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6 // COASTWEEKEND.COM Chinook Indian Nation’s struggle Fact meets iction at Beach Books SEASIDE — Fact will meet Buzz worked at The Weather detailed in new documentary ilm iction when author Bonnie Channel in Atlanta, Georgia, ‘Promised Land’ examines issues of sovereignty, federal recognition ASTORIA — The social jus- tice documentary “Promised Land” will make its Oregon premiere Saturday, Sept. 10 at the Liberty Theater. The ilm chronicles the history of the lower Colum- bia River’s Chinook Indian Nation as well as Seattle’s Duwamish tribe, telling the story of how both tribes helped settlers and remain in- tegral to Northwest heritage. As both tribes, and hundreds of others like them across North America, strug- gle against those who tell them they don’t exist, the ilm examines a larger problem in FILM SCREENING 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 Liberty Theater 1203 Commercial St., Astoria ticketswest.com $10 general, $8 seniors the way that the government and society look at indige- nous sovereignty today. Doors open at 12:30 p.m., and the screening will begin at 1 p.m. The ilmmakers will be in attendance. Council members from the Chinook Indian Nation will be present to sing, drum, and share about the Chi- nook’s history and future. A rafle with items from local businesses and items crafted by tribal members will take place after the ilm. Proceeds from the rafle and a portion of ticket sales will go to support the Chi- nook Indian Nation. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $8 for seniors and military. Tickets can be purchased at ticketswest.com/events/ promised-land/185000 or by calling the Liberty Theater’s box ofice at 503-325-5922. The screening is spon- sored by the Columbia River Maritime Museum. The ilm was produced by Tall Firs Cinema. It will be released in select theaters this fall as well as several ilm festivals. For more information, call the box ofice or reach out to the ilm company at promisedlanddoc.com ORIGINAL FINE ART on the waterfront port of ilwaco, wa marie-powell.com 360-244-0800 ”roses”, monotype by marie powell Henderson joins novelist H.W. “Buzz” Bernard in a conversation about earth- quakes, tsunamis and the Cascadia Subduction Zone. Henderson’s book “The Next Tsunami: Living on a Restless Coast” tells the story of how scientists came to understand the Casca- dia Subduction Zone — a fault line off the coast that stretches from Vancouver Island, B.C., down through Cape Mendocino, Califor- nia, that’s capable of produc- ing earthquakes even larger than the 2011 Tohoku quake in Japan. Bernard’s novel “Cascadia” imagines such an earthquake and tsuna- mi hitting a ictionalized version of Manzanita. Both authors have done extensive research on the subject. The discussion will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12 in the Loft at Beach Books, which is located at 616 Broadway. Henderson’s varied jour- nalism career has included newspaper and magazine writing and editing (she is a former Sunset magazine editor), health care commu- nications, and researching and writing interpretive signage for parks and wild- life refuges. Today she is primarily focused on explor- ing the intersection of the natural world and the human experience close to home. She was the recipient of a writing fellowship residency at Playa. In addition to “The Next Tsunami,” she has written “Strand: An Odyssey of Paciic Ocean Debris” and two hiking books. She is also a major contributor to “The Wild Edge: Freedom to Roam the Paciic Coast.” Henderson serves as communications coordina- tor for North Coast Land Conservancy and is active as a volunteer with the Coali- tion of Oregon Land Trusts, SUBMITTED PHOTO Bonnie Henderson is the au- thor of “The Next Tsunami.” SUBMITTED PHOTO H. W. “Buzz” Bernard is the au- thor of the novel “Cascadia.” Northwest Coast Trails Coa- lition, CoastWatch (Oregon Shores Conservation Coali- tion) and the Oregon Com- munity Foundation. When she is not on the coast, she is at home in Eugene. “The Next Tsunami“ begins and ends in Seaside, arguably the Northwest town with the most to lose from an earthquake and tsunami. It focuses on meteorologist Alfred Wegener and geolo- gist Brian Atwater as well as Seaside geologist Tom Horning and the charged in- tersection of science, human nature, and public policy. Born in Eugene and raised in Portland, Bernard is a best-selling, award-win- ning novelist. His debut novel, Eyewall, which one reviewer called a “per- fect summer beach read,” was released in May 2011 and went on to become a number-one best seller in Amazon’s Kindle Store. Before becoming a novelist, as a senior meteorologist for 13 years. Prior to that, he served as a weather oficer in the U.S. Air Force for over three decades. He attained the rank of colonel and received, among other awards, the Legion of Merit. His “air- borne” experiences include a mission with the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, air drops over the Arctic Ocean and Turkey, and a stint as a weather oficer aboard a Tactical Air Com- mand airborne command post (C-135). In the past, he’s provided ield support to forest ire ighting operations in the Paciic Northwest, spent a summer working on Alas- ka’s arctic slope, and served two tours in Vietnam. Vari- ous other jobs, both civilian and military, have taken him to Germany, Saudi Arabia and Panama. He’s a native Oregonian and attended the University of Washington in Seattle where he earned a bache- lor’s degree in atmospheric science; he also studied creative writing. Released in July, Ber- nard’s novel “Cascadia” imagines an earthquake and tsunami hitting a fictional- ized version of Manzanita. In the book, geologist Rob Elwood has studied the Cascadia Subduction Zone for years. Now he’s having repeated nightmares that the subduction zone is about to rupture, that a cataclysm is imminent. Knowing he’s placing his reputation and career at risk, he goes public with his premonitions. His warnings are met with derision and ridicule, and Rob fears he’s lost it all. But in a stunning turnabout, it’s not his career he must struggle to save, but his life and the lives of those around him.
