Artwork copyright Jacqueline Moreau. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Lyle Point II, 1993

Jacqueline Moreau
American (born 1948)

Location: Dallesport Elementary, Lyle

About the Artwork

Lyle Point II is a photograph by artist Jacqueline Moreau. This image captures Johnny Jackson, the Klickitat Tribe’s sub-chief, overlooking the Columbia River at Lyle Point, in south central Washington.

Moreau notes, “Lyle Point is near the mouth of the Klickitat River, an important tributary of the Columbia River. The Klickitat supports an Indian fishery and is the most significant Salmon and Steelhead fishery between the Bonneville Dam and the Snake River. In 1993 Lyle Point was purchased for development of a sub-division. Indian and non-Indian supporters protested the development because it denied access to fishing sites guaranteed by the Treaty of 1855 and it threatened bald eagle roosts.” The land has been protected from development.

Lyle Point is a sacred site to the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. A Klickitat village and burial site existed at Lyle Point for thousands of years.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Lyle School District.

About the Artist

Moreau states, "A need exists to really know that many aboriginal cultures have survived to the present time because traditions and beliefs have imparted sustaining values and practices in harmony with the environment. There is much to be learned from that. There is balance and beauty in this, and it is important."

A collection of Moreau's photographs and manuscript materials is housed by the University of Oregon Libraries.