http://news.opb.org/article/across-state-creeks-buttes-and-peaks-need-new-names/
Author: David G. Lewis, PhD
OSU Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Ethnic Studies & Indigenous Studies. Member of the Grand Ronde Tribe, Takelma, Chinook, Molalla, and Santiam Kalapuya. Professional consultant, educator and researcher.
I teach at local universities and colleges and take contracts with tribes, local governments and nonprofits. I have experience in archival organization, museum development, exhibit curation, traditional cultural property nomination, tribal ethnohistoric research, tribal maps, traditional ecological knowledge, and presentations to large and small gatherings. Contact me for consultation about any of these projects.
Wisdom of the Elders Video: Tribal History
A video presentation of tribal history from Wisdom of the Elders. http://discoveringourstory.wisdomoftheelders.org/dostv-episode-7-david-g-lewis-ph-d
Historical Errors are the Rule, not the Exception
Over the past few years, I have pursued questions of the way history is written about the formation of the reservations in Oregon. I am
Hello from Salem Oregon
The summer is nearly through, especially in Oregon. Its been mild here while the remainder of the county has been in a heat wave. I