CASCADE LOCKS — The Gorge Festival of Nations attracted a crowd of several hundred to share, celebrate and raise awareness of Indigenous culture across the Gorge, in Cascade Locks’ Marine Park on June 15.

The day began with speeches from river chiefs, and visits from officials. Throughout the day, the people who came to demonstrate First Foods, basketry, and dance expressed their pride in the continuance of the traditions they brought to the event, practices continued for thousands of years. “We have been here since the beginning of time,” one speaker noted.

Gorge Festival of Nations

A dancer from the audience shared a few clouds of bubbles with the youth dancers.