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Tribal coalition plans new development on west side of Willamette Falls
Another development project could mean more public access at one of Oregon’s most spectacular waterfalls.
The Willamette Falls Trust, an intertribal coalition of four tribes with ancestral ties to Willamette Falls, announced a new plan Thursday to develop an island on the west side of the waterfall in West Linn, which would become the second tribal project at the falls.
The tribes, in collaboration with Portland General Electric, which currently owns and operates a hydroelectric facility on the island, are launching a feasibility study to determine the cost and timeline of redeveloping the land. The intention is ultimately to return public access to a place that has long held cultural, spiritual and historical importance.
“The reasons that these falls matter so much is that they’re a sacred place, they’re a place where people have come and gathered, traded, fished and prayed for countless generations,” Gerard Rodriguez, associate director of tribal affairs for the Willamette Falls Trust, said.
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...continues at the Oregonian.
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