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Nations on the Columbia River based their economy,
culture and religion on salmon fishing.
October 17, 1805: " I took two men in a Small
canoe and assended the Columbia river 10 miles ... large Mat Lodges*
of
Indians were drying Salmon**."
The Journals of Lewis and Clark
Mat Lodges* - These are the first mat lodges that
the Corps had ever seen.
Salmon** - End of the annual salmon
migration up the Columbia River.
A secondary food source was the wappato root.
November 4, 1805: " gave us a roundish roots about
the size of a Small Irish potato which they roasted in the embers until
they became soft, this root they call Wap-pa-to the Bulb ... it has
an agreeable taste and answers verry well in place of bread. we
purchased about 4 bushels of this root and divided it to our
party."
The Journals of Lewis and Clark
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