Folks who were around Portland in 2020 recall that there were a good number of protests in the area. Statues in several communities were being pulled down. Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Rider statue was pulled down and is now being stored and restored by Portland. Maybe we did not all know why Roosevelt was such a … [Read more…]
I was looking through the NARA electronic records and found references to a man, Henry Petit, at Umatilla. The Petit name is well known at Grand Ronde. My Great GGG Grand Father Francis Mercier (Belgian) married Mary Petit (Chinook, Clackamas, Iroquois) and this brought the Mercier surname to the tribe. Peter Petit’s father Amable Petit … [Read more…]
Nowadays, I get requests all the time for relevant tribal curriculum for public schools. This has been an issue for decades in Oregon. There were tribal curriculum units created in the 1950s and later by various school districts. I will try to dig up a copy of the Salem School District curriculum- it is actually … [Read more…]
Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley Book events and Presentations (upcoming and past) Every in-person presentation has a book signing, some sales, and a short discussion of the book. Synergistic Page with videos linked. 2026 4/23 Researching the tribes of Oregon, Lake Oswego public Library and Senior scholars (zoom registration required) 2/28 Hillsdale Branch, Mult … [Read more…]
Too often these days our world, or community, is horribly divided and divisive. And not just by the actions of the present administration, but it seems everything and anything can be political and divisive. Is this the effect of social media, where people have written many lies and divisive statements, and they are taken seriously … [Read more…]