“Although identified by the photographer in about 1900 as Warm Springs Indians, this family, who lived near Celilo, was part of a substantial population that refused to settle or stay on the reservations. Many of them came to identify themselves as Columbia River Indians, or River People, based on their shared heritage of connection to the river, resistance to the reservation system, adherence to cultural traditions, and relative detachment from the institutions of federal control and tribal governance. ”
(http://www.ohs.org/research/quarterly/images/OHQ1052_Fisher_1.pdf)

I am Proud to be a River People.

A video montage in honor of the River People.