In the 1850s, the United States made treaties with confederations of western Oregon tribes consisting of over sixty tribes consolidated on two reservations. In following
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The Takelma Tribe’s Stories
For more than 10,000 years the Takelma peoples lived in a vast area of southern Oregon encompassing Table Rocks. Their close neighbors were the Athapaskan,
Colonizing the Blood
Federal policies beginning in the 19th century have sought to take all lands and resources from native nations. Many tribes lost most of their land
A Botanist Documents Tribal Traditions: Martin W. Gorman, Oregon Botanist
Martin W. Gorman was a botanist in Oregon at the turn of the 20th century. He worked extensively in Alaska and British Columbia among many
Tualatin Kalapuyans and Seasonal Rounds
The Kalapuyan tribes were about 19 tribes and bands in the Willamette Valley. The tribes and bands in the Tualatin valley were the Tualatin