This summer (2021) I was approached by the Bush Art Museum to do something for Native American month. Over the period of several months of
Category: Personal History
Development of Tribal Cultural Identity at the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation
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
A Petition to Change the Name of Lane County
In this new period of “wokeness” there are calls for the elimination of racist names and statues from our institutions. Christopher Columbus statues have
Revisiting the Schools I Attended
As a native person, a member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and a descendant of the Santiam, Takelma, and Chinook peoples of western
2019 Year in Review of ndnhistoryresearch blog
2019 has been a year of many changes for me and the blog. I am now fully employed at OSU in Anthropology and Native studies.