In the summer of 2014, the last of the dams blocking the flow of the Elwha River in western Washington was demolished, marking the completion of the largest dam removal project in the U.S. and the beginning of a 30-year ecological restoration project.  The project is considered a win not only for environmentalists, but also for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe whose reservation sits at the mouth of the Elwha River. In the summer of 2016, I conducted a series of focus group discussions (FGDs) with tribal members and staff to better understand their ongoing experiences of the riverine changes. Using before and after Google Earth images of the river and surrounding lands to prompt discussion of changing conditions, I found that the images themselves were powerful tools that elicited memories of place and inspired participants to envision future possibilities for revitalizing cultural traditions, improving health, producing opportunities for economic development, and strengthening community connectedness through the transformation of place.  Rather than simply offering an opportunity to document community members’ experiences of the restoration, the map-based FGDs acted as means by which community members collectively created meaning and imagined futures for their community.   The maps not only help reveal the changing contours of the river but also the complex and evolving meaning of 'restoration' in an Indigenous context. Although 'restoration' invokes a reclamation of the past, at the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe 'restoration' defies a teleological deployment of restoration. The meanings attached to places--those lost and those restored--indicate that restoration may be viewed as simultaneously moving backward and forward, involving both loss and reclamation, all while hinting at a dynamic future of adaption, potential conflict, renewal, and hope.