One of the shortest lived reservations was the White Salmon Reservation, on the north bank of the Columbia River across from Hood River. The Reservation was established to hold the Columbia River Indians, with villages on the north bank of the Columbia River, for a temporary time until they were remove permanently to Yakima. The majority of Indians at White Salmon were Klickitat, but the reserve included Cascades Watlala and a few other Columbia River Indians who had remained int he area and not removed with their tribes. Between 1855 and 1859 the management of the Columbia Indian district changed … Continue reading Early History of the White Salmon Reservation