Nine thousand years of history come together in a small park near Portland, Oregon. Lewis and Clark wrote of a huge cedar house that they visited there. Native Americans today still remember it as \'Nichiqwli\'(Nee-chalk-lee) or \'Stand of Pines\'in the Chinook language. New monuments and a Lewis and Clark reenactors\' visit 200 years later, mark this important place near the Columbia River to help us all understand and remember. \'This Park Was Once a Village\' is suitable for ages 8 - up. Tagline: A Native American village on the Columbia River: it can\'t be seen now, but it is still remembered.