This is a letter from Beel Fern, son of Chief Halo, who was of the Yoncalla Kalapuyans, a tribe of the Umpqua Valley. He may
Month: July 2017
A Botanist Documents Tribal Traditions: Martin W. Gorman, Oregon Botanist
Martin W. Gorman was a botanist in Oregon at the turn of the 20th century. He worked extensively in Alaska and British Columbia among many
Did The Grand Ronde Tribes Get Paid for all Their Ceded Lands?
Between 1853 and 1855 the federal government negotiated treaties with the Tribes who came to the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation. These tribes were promised what
The Trail of Broken Histories
The exhibit “Their Hearts are in this Land: Native Resilience In Western Oregon” at Lane County Historical Society will be up for the remainder
Repealing National Monuments? Why Tribal People Should Care!
Mr. Trump has ordered a review of many National Monuments that are protected under the Antiquities Act of 1906. The law was enacted in 1906