survey revealed that the falls remain intact below the artificial lake, and that "rocky outcrops, carved basins and channels that match aerial photographs from the 1940s." Legacy Celilo Falls retains great cultural significance for native peoples. Ted Strong of the Intertribal Fish Commission told one historian, "If you are an Indian person and you think, you can still see all the characteristics of that waterfall. If you listen, you can still hear its roar. If you inhale, the fragrances of mist and fish and water come back again." In 2007, three thousand people gathered at Celilo Village to commemorate the 50-year anniversary of the inundation of the falls. In Ken Kesey's novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, the narrator, Chief Bromden, grows up in a native village near the waterfall. In one section, he encounters the government agents sent to appraise the land and negotiate with Bromden's father, the chief of the village at the time. Artist and architect Maya Lin is working on interpretive artwork at Celilo for the Confluence Project, scheduled for completion in 2019. Restoration calls Yakama and Lummi nation leaders called for a restoration of the falls in 2019, who noted that Indigenous peoples never agreed to the submergence of the falls. They cited that the river's temperature has become hotter with the reservoir each year and that there has been a large decline in salmon populations. They also noted that the dam has destroyed fishing sites that were guaranteed to the tribes in treaties 150 years ago. In response, Northwest RiverPartners issued a statement that the dam remains important for hydropower electricity generation for ports and businesses in the area. See also List of waterfalls by flow rate List of rapids of the Columbia River References External links http://www.offbeatoregon.com/H1009a_celilo-falls-part-of-once-wild-Columbia.html The Run of the River (The Memory Palace) http://thememorypalace.us/2015/08/run-of-the-river/ Woody, Elizabeth. . , includes Celilo Legacy commemoration and Celilo history Fisher, Andrew H. , Oregon HIstorical Quarterly, summer 2004. Fredlund, Diana. , Oregon Historical Quarterly, winter 2007. . Oregon Historical Quarterly 108.4 (2007). Retrieved on July 7, 2008. Binus, Joshua. , Oregon History Project, 2004. Articles containing video clips Cascade waterfalls Columbia River Gorge History of transportation in Oregon History of Washington (state) Landforms of Klickitat County, Washington Landforms of Wasco County, Oregon Submerged waterfalls Waterfalls of Oregon Waterfalls of Washington (state)