In recent years, in the State of Oregon, there have been some positive signs that the state has finally accepted that there are Native people, with history, in this state. The state legislature passed a law that helps to make Tribal history an essential and vital part of the state’s public education system (SB13). The project funds, now being dispersed, will help to produce Native American curriculum which will be used in our schools as soon as two years from now. This is a positive step forward that is applauded by all tribes and educators in the state. It is … Continue reading Native People are Part of Oregon, and Are Not the Sons and Daughters of the Pioneers