“To improve the status of our first citizens” Oregon Governor Douglas McKay, July 14, 1950 Introduction McKay’s comment, is meant to be a statement of
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Meacham 1871- Mill development and the rights of Whites and Indians at Grand Ronde
Albert Meacham has proven on many occasions to have been concerned about the tribes of Oregon. The Indian Superintendent for Oregon seems genuinely to be
When Treaty Annuities End – Federal Austerity in 1876
In the Oregon Territory of 1853-1855, the United States set about writing and negotiating treaties with the Oregon tribes.The first treaties were made with the
Manifest Destiny is not the Only Story: The Value of Inclusionary History
Contemporary education in social sciences amounts to teaching of the principles of Manifest Destiny. In a recent student essay from a University they stated, “set
Charge it to my Account in the Next World- The Nathaniel Wyeth Venture
Nathaniel Wyeth was an early American explorer and investor in a salmon fishing and fur trade industry in the Oregon Territory. Wyeth built as many as