Footsteps around

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Acknowledgments 

 During the week I spent in Pendleton, Oregon I meet so many people of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla and experienced hospitality you would receive as if you were at home, my acknowledgement section may appear long, but does not give justice to the true hospitality I have received.

Firstly many, many thanks must go to Andrew Wildbill whom took time from his University studies at Michigan State University, Michigan to travel to his homeland in Oregon to assist me on my Fellowship. To Michelle Thompson, Andrew’s mum and ALL her family, whom I now consider a part of my family a big thank you.

I would like to pay a thank you to all the staff at the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla, Natural Resource Department and in particular to Director Eric Quaempts  for allowing his staff to assist me, namely;

·         Teara Farrow Ferman, Program Manager, Cultural Resources Protection ·         Gary James, Fisheries Programs Manager ·         Gordy Schumacher, Program Manager, Range, Ag & Forestry ·         Carl Scheeler, Wildlife Program Manager The above are heads of departments and there are many of their staff whom  assisted me during my research, so a big thanks must be given to them also. Thank you to the Tribal Government for allowing me time with your people  Four Chief's of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla

River Revegetation project funded by the Umatilla Tribe

Salmon migrating up the fish ladder at the McNary Lock and Dam

Fish migration apparatus used on the Columbia River

The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, flows northwest and then south into the U.S State of Washington, then turns west to form most of the border between Washington and the state of Oregon before emptying into the Pacific Ocean  

Fish ladder on a In-let to the Columbia River funded by the Umatilla Tribe

Tamastslikt Cultural Centre and Museum