Tribal elders Gloria Jim and Nora Kahclamat wear traditional wing dresses at the First Salmon Feast in Celilo Village, Ore. They say it is getting harder to find some culturally important foods, like berries and roots.
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Courtney Flatt
Women filleted 61 fish at the First Salmon Fest. They quickly sliced the fish, chopping off the heads to be grilled later. The rest was smoked over an open pit.
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Courtney Flatt
The First Salmon Feast at Celilo Village is the only ceremony that is open to the public. Tourists line up to enter the longhouse as the feast begins.