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Wanapum Heritage Center, Mattawa, WA

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Wanapum Heritage Center

A tribal heritage center run with Grant PUD that presents the history and living culture of the Wanapum people along the Columbia River.

29086 Hwy 243 South, Mattawa, WA 99349 · Mattawa, WA

About Wanapum Heritage Center

The center sits beside the Wanapum's former village and Priest Rapids Dam in central Washington. Its permanent exhibit combines pictures, dioramas, and recorded words from youth and elders to explain the tribe's ties to the river, land, and food, along with its past and present. Visitors can also see events and programs, and the center offers school visits. Its building covers about 50,000 square feet. The Wanapum and Grant PUD have cooperated for more than six decades to protect local natural and cultural resources.

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