by ebs-admin | Sep 7, 2021
Home >> Member Tribes Overview Member Tribe Overview The Columbia Plateau is home to four major tribes that share similar languages, cultures, religions, and diets: the Nez Perce Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated...
by ebs-admin | Dec 12, 2020
We Are All Salmon People Salmon are one of the most important aspects of the cultures of the Indigenous peoples of the Columbia River Basin. They could rightly be called Wy-Kan-Ush-Pum or “Salmon People” for how completely these sacred fish shaped our cultures, diets,...
by Jill-Marie Gavin | Jul 3, 2024 | CRITFC News
For the first time in its history, the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) has been honored with Indigenous Media Awards. Jill-Marie Gavin, Cayuse, received two awards in Division One of the competition, placing third in both the Best Feature Photo...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Apr 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
One of the Columbia River tribes’ most important ceremonies is the First Salmon Feast. This salmon ceremony occurs before open fishing takes place. It is why every fishing season begins with a ceremonial harvest for fishers to catch salmon for use in these ceremonies....
by ebs-admin | Sep 1, 2021
Home >> Fish and Watersheds >> Columbia River Fish Species >> Columbia River Salmon Columbia Basin Salmonids Salmon belong to a family of fish called Salmonidae. This family appeared between 30 and 50 million years ago with modern salmon appearing in...
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