Requiem (and Resurrection?) for Celilo Falls
March 10, 2025 — On this day in 1957, 13 miles upriver from the brand-new Dalles Dam on Big River (currently known as “The Columbia”), the ancient fishing and trading emporium of Celilo Falls was swallowed by rising waters within a few hours. The death was witnessed by an estimated 10,000 descendants of the dozens […]








