Category: assimilation

Development of Tribal Cultural Identity at the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation

August 29, 2020

A good number of people have over the years shown some confusion about the identity of the tribal members at the Grand Ronde tribe. Many natives and non-natives still do not understand the impact of the removal of the people from their lands, their assimilation to American society, and the somewhat unique situation of being … More Development of Tribal Cultural Identity at the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation

Elijah White Romanticizes Oregon Tribal Peoples

March 15, 2020

Dr. Elijah White was a missionary and the first Indian sub-Agent of the Oregon territory. He was then (1837) part of Jason Lee’s Methodist Mission but had a falling out with Lee and left Oregon for the east. White returned in 1842 leading the first wagon train on the Oregon Trail. He was then appointed … More Elijah White Romanticizes Oregon Tribal Peoples

Chief Eagle Horse Baritone Singer from Alaska

July 15, 2019

Charlie Cutter, a student of Chemawa Indian school from about 1898 to 1902 was a noted baritone singer. Cutter was born in Shaken Alaska in1880  and had a native name, Dockh-hoh-kharckh,  which was difficult to pronounce, so the Indian agents just called him Charlie Cutter while at school. He is noted to come from the … More Chief Eagle Horse Baritone Singer from Alaska

Methodists in Oregon

December 26, 2018

Reverend Jason Lee established the first Methodist Mission near Champoeg in 1835. By 1839 the mission had been damaged by flood waters and Lee established another farm and school in what is now downtown Salem. Lee had the sawmill built first, and with the sawed timbers built first the grist mill then his house on Broadway … More Methodists in Oregon

Promise of Citizenship and Informal Allotment at the Grand Ronde Reservation

October 8, 2018

In 1869 President Ulysses S. Grant gave a short inaugural address as he entered his presidency. The address briefly mentioned that he would support a path to citizenship for Native American peoples. “The proper treatment of the original occupants of this land–the Indians are deserving of careful study. I will favor any course toward them … More Promise of Citizenship and Informal Allotment at the Grand Ronde Reservation