This year I tried to get out there into the field when the camas is beginning to erupt from the ground. I am not sure
Category: Oregon indians
Reconstructing the Willamette Valley Camas Swales
In recent work I have begun to document the various wetlands of the Willamette Valley from before settler changes took effect. Our best, and most
Palmer Strategizes Treaty-Making, 1853
In 1853 Joel Palmer, newly appointed Indian Superintendent of Oregon, was working to keep the peace between the tribes and settlers in Oregon. The plan
The Upper Umpqua and Yoncalla are Removed to the Umpqua Reservation
A subject which has had little clarity in the past is when were the Umpqua and Southern Kalapuya, the Yoncallas, resettled to the Umpqua Reservation
The First Census of the Coast and Grand Ronde Reservations: 1856
In 1856, Joel Palmer had some 4000 Natives removed from their homelands to the Coast and Grand Ronde Indian Reservations. Up to at least April