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David G. Lewis, PhD
Assistant Professor of Anthropology & Indigenous Studies, OSU
Address: 2250 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis OR 97331
Office: 216 Waldo Hall
lewisd at oregonstate.edu, dgl.coyotez at gmail.com
Member: Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde (Santiam, Chinook, Takelma, Molalla)
Academic Credentials
PhD 2009, University of Oregon, Eugene OR, Anthropology, Specialties: Decolonizing Anthropology, Northwest Coast Ethnography
MA 2001, University of Oregon, Eugene OR, Anthropology, Skills: statistics, Chinook language research
BA 1997, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, Humanities, Minors: Anthropology, International Studies
Statement
I am a member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, a descendant of the Santiam, Chinook, Molalla, and Takelma Peoples of Western Oregon, and a former Cultural Manager of the tribe who planned and designed the tribal museum. I am a recognized researcher, scholar, educator, and writer of original histories of the peoples of Oregon and California, with an extensive record of collaborative projects with regional scholars, tribes, local governments, and communities for over 20 years.
Positions
- Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) 2022-present, OSU Anthropology & Indigenous Studies
- Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) 2021-2022, OSU Anthropology & Ethnic Studies
- Oregon State University: 2018-2021, full-time adjunct faculty in Anthropology and Ethnic Studies.
- University of Oregon: 2006-2017, Numerous appointments in Anthropology.
- Portland State University: 2011, 2018, two appointments in Anthropology
- Willamette University: 2009, 2016, two appointments in Anthropology.
- Adjunct Professor: 2003-2021- (over 33 appointments at 9 colleges and universities)
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon – 2006-2014, Department Manager, Tribal Historian, Tribal Museum Exhibit Curator, Cultural Resources Department
Activities
Ethnohistorical Consultant & Educational Presenter, 2006-present, presentations on regional Native history and culture in the North West Coast. 400+ presentations, 2006-present, for Tribes, cities, universities, government organizations, historical societies, private organizations.
Tribal Ethnohistory Research (ongoing): Northwest Coast, California, Oregon, ethnohistory of tribes.
Publishing: significant projects
- Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley. Ooligan Press (2023)
- Kalapuyans of Western Oregon. co-edited with Tom Connolly and Henry Zenk, OSU Press (~ 2026)
- Indigenous Studies in Western Oregon (companion to THWV) (~2027)
- Histories of Termination in Western Oregon (OSU Press)
- White Supremacy on the Southern Oregon Coast, with Tom Connolly (OHQ 2019)
- The Quartux Journal, ndnhistoryresearch.com. Blog site with more than 500 essays.
Boards, Committees, Commissions
Oregon Encyclopedia Advisory Board (2005-present); University of Oregon Digital Newspaper Advisory Committee (2019-Present), Oregon Heritage Commission (2009-2017): Chair 2016-2017; World Forestry Center Advisory Board (2023-); Museum of Natural and Cultural History Advisory Board (2024-).