04/23/2026
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The names of the rocks that was and is the falls
Celilo has undergone 6 relocation plans the last one ending 2009
With the rebuilding of Celilo
Minnie was a land owner through it all, negotiated her stay here each time. “Chief”Minnie Wesley
She is Chief of my heart
Her amazing grace my matriarch
I am her matriarch
Our truth is not anybody else’s
Truth
We battled and won
I mean negotiated on our own behalf as Individual Indians no Celilo trust fund for us
No fulfillment of the promises
Zero goods and services as promised
No Habeas corpus
We aren’t state
No reservation
Except this land called Celilo
Was reserved for our use arbitrarily
As such othe Columbia River Indians
They never honored us by our place and name Wy-am
We omitted Indians
Truth matters
It’s not what you say,
it is what you can prove
They left me a paper trail
I am honored to be the only individual Indian ,left as having aboriginal title , to say
This is our truth
More to come