About Celilo PT

WHAT IS CELILO?
The Celilo stands for Celilo Falls. The falls were located on the Columbia River near The Dalles. In 1957, The Dalles dam went in and flooded the falls.

My own heritage is Wasco and Tlingit Indian. Wascos and other Native Americans traded and fished near the falls for thousands of years. In 1855, the Wasco and Warm Springs tribes were relocated to the Warm Springs Indian reservation in central Oregon. Celilo falls remained important to the Native Americans. My grandmother told me stories of riding her horse from Warm Springs to The Dalles to trade goods. My family continues to pick huckleberries near Mount Adams.