Wenatchi

The Wenatchi lived along the river that flows from the eastern Cascades to the Columbia. Their villages stood near good fishing places, among them Wenatshapam at the meeting of Icicle Creek and the Wenatchee River. During the salmon runs, the Wenatchi and invited neighbours gathered there, built weirs and dried fish for later use. The Chelan, Yakama and other peoples joined them at this important fishery. Farther upstream lay villages at Lake Wenatchee and the mouth of the Chiwawa River.