Fear of the Kalapuyans Fearing of “Indians” in the 1850s in Oregon was a real and powerful thing among the white settlers. tribal people did not live like white people, dd not obey the laws of the United States and seemed to have their…
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Category: colonization, General History, Grand Ronde Reservation, Kalapuya, Oral History, Oregon indians, Willamette ValleyTags: Indians, kalapuyans, linn county, Oregon, Willamette Valley
In anthropology there is a term “Seasonal Round” that describes, or attempts to describe, the annual movement of the tribal peoples throughout their lands. This term is now widely used in all manner of studies about tribal peoples, from history to ethnobotany, native studies,…
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Previous to the Americans and the British In Oregon, the tribes had numerous interrelationships with one another. Trade was a major part of the lives of all tribes. Some tribes had vast resources, but only in a few items were they specialized. The Chinookans,…
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Category: columbia river, coos bay, General History, Kalapuya, Oral History, Oregon Coast, Oregon indians, trade, Umpqua Valley, Uncategorized, Willamette ValleyTags: Astoria, bison, columbia river trade, Coos, coos bay, kalapuyans, kiesno, Klickitat, trade, tualtins
Melinda Marie Jette’s 2015 book, At the Hearth of the Crossed Races, expands upon previous historical analysis of the beginnings of the Oregon territory, the fur trade and tribal relations in Western Oregon. Jette’s premise, that there has been an “inclination to overlook…
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Category: General History, Grand Ronde Reservation, Oregon indians, Uncategorized, Willamette ValleyTags: Barman, Chinook, Fur trade, General History, jette, kalapuyans, Oregon Tribes, Uncategorized, Willamette Valley History