Oregon Historical Quarterly Winter 2007

This special issue of the Oregon Historical Quarterly, guest edited by Katrine Barber and Andrew H. Fisher, is devoted to gathering knowledge about Celilo Falls, which was drowned by the water that backed up behind The Dalles Dam on March 10, 1957. Before it was inundated, Celilo Falls had been an economic, cultural, and spiritual center for mid–Columbia River Indians and other peoples from throughout the Pacific Northwest for thousands of years. Contributions to the heavily illustrated special issue include writing by tribal elders and scholars from a variety of disciplines, excerpts from oral history interviews, and poetry.

CONTENTS

From Coyote to the Corps of Engineers
Recalling the History of The Dalles–Celilo Reach
by Katrine Barber and Andrew H. Fisher

Celilo Falls
At the Center of Western History
by Charles Wilkinson

Coyote Frees the Salmon
recorded by W.E. Myers

“Boils Swell & Whorl Pools”
The Historical Landscape of The Dalles–Celilo Reach of the Columbia River
by Cain Allen

Celilo Blues
by Ed Edmo

Closing the Gates on The Dalles Dam
newspaper excerpts

The Dalles Dam
by William F. Willingham

The Meaning of Falling Water
Celilo Falls and The Dalles in Historical Literature
by William L. Lang

Childhood Memories of Fishing at Celilo Falls
by Allen V. Pinkham, Sr.

The Long Narrows
The Forgotten Geographic and Cultural Wonder
by Pat Courtney Gold

Celilo Lives on Paper
by George W. Aguilar, Sr.

Sk’in
The Other Side of the River
by Eugene S. Hunn

Relic Hunting, Archaeology, and Loss of Native American Heritage at The Dalles
by Virginia L. Butler

Wakanish Naknoowee Thluma
‘Keepers of the Salmon’
by Charles F. Sams III

Elsie David
oral history excerpt

Celilo (Wyam) Root Feast and Salmon 2005
by Elizabeth Woody

Jeff Van Pelt
oral history excerpt

Celilo as I Knew It
by Alphonse F. Halfmoon

Ted Strong
oral history excerpt

Gertrude Glutsch Jensen
oral history excerpt

Tommy Kuni Thompson
Celilo Village Chief

Flora Cushinway Thompson
oral history excerpt

Barbara MacKenzie
oral history excerpt

The Corps of Engineers and Celilo Falls
Facing the Past, Looking to the Future
by Diana Fredlund

Relocation and the Celilo Village Community
by Carol Craig

Johnny Jackson and Wilbur Slockish, Jr.
oral history excerpts

Chuck Williams
oral history excerpt

There Has Been Something
by Ed Edmo

Significant Events in the History of Celilo Falls
compiled by the editors