Takspaslama

Tákspas was a principal village on the lower John Day River, and its people were known as the Takspaslama. The river cuts through the dry uplands of the Columbia Plateau before joining the Columbia itself. Salmon and lamprey ascended its waters, while the surrounding country provided game and plant foods. Trails linked the river communities to the Deschutes and to The Dalles, forming a network of routes used long before the arrival of traders from the coast.