The Clackamas (Tlakamas) lived along the Clackamas River and along the lower Willamette. Their villages and associated territorial claims extended from Willamette Falls to the
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Native Kinships and Wealth among the Middle Chinookans
Native kinships are incredibly complex. They do not follow the nice neat patterns of kinship that Americans have adopted from their European ancestors. Native peoples
The 1851 Treaty Commission Journal: The Clackamas Treaty
In November 1851 Dart finally is ready to return to Washington DC with the treaties to present them to Congress. Earlier in the year, when
Anson Dart’s Report of November 7, 1851: Contextualized
Anson Dart’s Report of November 7, 1851, Transferring 13 Treaties to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs: Annotated with Contextual Comments Here begin the full text
Dispossessed of Tribal Traditions, the Fishery at Clackamas Village 1860s
A letter addressed to J. W. Huntington, Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Oregon in 1862. The letter was from John Campbell who had worked