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LEWIS & CLARK BICENTENNIAL PROJECT |
Project Name:
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Celilo Village Redevelopment |
Location of Project:
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Celilo Village, Oregon |
Lead Sponsor:
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Organization Name |
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation |
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Contact Name/Title |
Roberta Conner |
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Address/State/ZIP |
72789 Highway 331, Pendleton |
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97801 |
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Phone/Fax/e-mail |
541-966-9748 |
541-966-9927 |
[email protected] | ||
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Website |
www.tamastslikt.com | ||||
Other Sponsors:
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Umatilla Tribes, Warm Springs Tribes, Yakama Nation, Wasco County, Bureau of Indian Affairs |
Project Description:
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This project will rebuild the culturally and historically significant Celilo Village on its current site. Moved upland above Interstate 84 as The Dalles Dam flooded its original site, the village now has substandard living conditions. The housing dates from 1947, 1949, and 1955. Redevelopment will remodel or replace the houses and mobile homes, build boat and net storage, remodel the longhouse, upgrade the water and sewer system, and improve the roadways. The village, still a center for religious and social gatherings and a home for a few tribal fishermen, will be a point of interest to Lewis & Clark tourists. The redeveloped community will protect the legal rights and traditions of the rightful heirs to use the Village. |
Project Budget:
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Total: |
$4,940,600 |
Funded to Date: |
$ |
Support:
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Currently seeking a resolution from the Oregon legislature. |
Project Status:
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Conceptual Master Plan completed. The BIA needs to make funds available to complete detailed planning studies and to do preliminary engineering.
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Coding:
Primary Category: _ R/H _ P/T _ I X CD _ C/N _ ED _ E _ O
Type: _ Fed _ State _ Local X Tribal _ Multi-Agency _ Private _ Pub/Priv _ Other
Status: X Proposed _ Underway _ Finished
Priority Ranking: within State/Tribe/Agency: # ____ out of ____.
Other Comments:
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Challenges include resolving the land's legal status and finding an entity to assume responsibility for ongoing management and maintenance. For 10,000 years Celilo Falls was the Interior Columbia River Indian Tribes' most valuable economic asset, the permanent home of many Columbia River Indians, and the sacred fishing and gathering place of the Umatilla, Yakama, and Warm Springs Tribes. |