Image from: "fishing weir – theater set" by Marie Lorenz "A weir is a system of nets used to trap fish in current. This is a drawing that William Clark made of a fishing weir in Tower Creek, Idaho. In his journal, Captain Clark described the fishing weir, made by the Lemhi-Shoshone People to catch Salmon.
#FirstNations #Lemhi #Shoshone also called the Akaitikka, Agaidika, or "Eaters of Salmon" were Indigenous American group who lived on the Lemhi River in Modern #Idaho #USA. During the Lewis and Clark Expedition May 14, 1804 – Sep 23, 1806, Lewis’s the fish trap used the #Shoshone.1/8 #Coastalhistory