Voices of the River: Opening Reception

Wyam (Celilo Falls) was a tribal fishing area on the Columbia River, just east of the Cascade Mountains, on what is today the border between the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington. The name refers to a series of cascades and waterfalls on the river, as well as to the native settlements and trading villages that existed there in various configurations for 15,000 years. Celilo was the oldest continuously inhabited community on the North American continent until 1957, when the falls and nearby settlements were submerged by the construction of The Dalles Dam.

In 2019, there were calls by tribal leaders to restore the falls. Learn from members of tribes all along the Columbia in the new video installation, Voices of the River created by Confluence Project.

Please join us for the opening reception from 2-4pm on Sunday, March 10th at The History Museum of Hood River County- 300 E Port Marina Drive, Hood River.

Free! but donations are always appreciated