Chief Kiesno was one of the most powerful chiefs on the Columbia River at the time of the fur trade and American settlement. He was
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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
Trade Between the Interior and the Coast; Kalapuyans, Klikitats, Coosans
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
Outside the Ethnographic Box: Native Trade Networks
Its important for people today to understand how extensively the tribes in the region traded and traveled. Native peoples generally traveled in annual routes about
Short Biographies of a Few of the Most Important Chiefs of Western Oregon
Tribes generally rename President’s day to Tribal Chief’s Day. Chiefs, headmen and leaders of the tribes have significant responsibilities to make decisions for the welfare