Over the years, I have worked deliberately on the tribal histories of many tribes in Oregon. During this time, I have produced over 130 histories
Month: July 2016
A Startling History of the Cascades Indians, 1855-1862
On March 26, 1856, a year after the Willamette Valley treaty is negotiated (Jan. 22, 1855) there is an uprising on the Columbia near the
Off-Reservation Histories: Native Peoples of Western Oregon
Once the tribes were placed at the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation the Indian agents worked to keep everyone there. It was thought that the reservations
Round-up and Removal of Indians in 2013: Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana, USA
In an apparent repeat of history, at least 31 Native people from Wolf Point, Montana, were rounded-up, arrested and removed to the town of Poplar,
First Newcomers: Soto on the Columbia
In an apparent twist of history, it was not the Americans who were first among the group of civilized Christian nations that settled in Oregon.