Native oral history is based on actual historic events of their tribal past. For the Kalapuyans this is also true. Some 15,000 to 12,000 years
Year: 2017
Opening the Coast Reservation: the Oyster Harvest Rush 1863-1866
In 1864, Oregon Indian Superintendent, J. Perit Huntington, was in charge of Indian affairs for Oregon. Huntington was concerned about a recent movement of Americans
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Negotiating Colonization in Eastern Oregon: Nez Perce Speeches
*Note- these speeches were transcribed from reports in the M234 microfilms for the Washington Superintendency. They occur near the end of the Cayuse War when
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Reconnoiter to Row River 2017
The Row (Rou) River feeds into the Willamette River just about where Cottage Grove is today. In mid-March I took a short trip up the
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Chief Halotish Village on the Row River
On the sleepy banks of the Row River, near the Calapooia Mountains in western Oregon, by the town of Cottage Grove, was once a vibrant
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