
Dave Yachkawa becomes Tualatin Chief 1864
Information about the inner lives of the tribes in the 1860s is very sparse. A few federal reports exist but not a whole lot of information about the lives of the tribes besides a few complaints and details about food supplies and weather. But a few years ago a document surfaced at the Oregon Historical Society library that we call the Pass Book. The book is a ledger that is in the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Collection. I was teaching at PSU in 2011 in the evening and decided to visit the archives in the hours before my class. The … Continue reading Dave Yachkawa becomes Tualatin Chief 1864