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Salem Wapato Trek July 12 2024

July 15, 2024 by David G. Lewis, PhD Leave a Comment

This day, Friday I planned to have a number of individuals join me to visit two sites in around Salem. Lake Labish in the morning and Minto-Brown Park in the afternoon. It went just as these things always go, at least one cancellation, one conflict, several people early and some people late. But we hit … [Read more…]

Posted in: Ethnobotany, Native Issues, Traditional ecological knowledge, Willamette Valley Tagged: labish, lake labish, minto-brown, Salem, wapato

Calapooia Band of Calapooias Reservation 1855

May 26, 2016 by David G. Lewis, PhD 1 Comment

The Northern bands of Calapooias, perhaps the most affected by the early settlement of the Willamette Valley, the Ahantchuyuk inhabited the prairie east of the Willamette River above Lake Labish at Salem. This is one of the earliest areas settled and became known as French Prairie because of the numbers of French-Canadian/ French-Indian employees of … [Read more…]

Posted in: General History, Oregon indians, Uncategorized, Willamette Valley Tagged: Ahanchuyuk, Anthropology, Buford Miller, Calapooia, California superintendency, Dickey Miller, General History, Kalapuya, labish, Maps, Marion county, Mt Angel, Oregon Tribes, reservation, Uncategorized, Willamette Valley History

Racing Cloud Shadows

February 23, 2015 by David G. Lewis, PhD Leave a Comment

When a cloud shadow went along the beach the Indians had racing on the beach with a cloud shadow they could stand a stick up, and racers would see if he could get ahead of a moving cloud shadow when the “norwest” was blowing and a cloud shadow was on the ground. This was a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Personal History, Uncategorized Tagged: cycling, Kalapuya, labish, petaluma, Pratum, Quinaby, Salem, Salem Oregon, Uncategorized, Willamette Valley

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De Girardin in1856s at Willamette Falls, with Native Longhouse in foreground

David Lewis Planksplitting at the Mill Casino in Coos Bay Oregon 2005.
Chief Joseph

Chief Alquema/Joseph Hutchins 1841, Santiam Kalapuya chief
Indian agricultural pickers, 19th century

Wishram Bride, E. Curtis 1910
Rare “Blue” camas, State Fairgrounds 2014
Details of flower star, with one petal pointed at the ground

Detail of the flower star with petal pointed downwards
Camas at Bush Park 2013
Chief Henry Yelkas and Molalla Kate


Section of art piece by By Gary Olsen-Hasek in consultation with David Lewis
Inspired by, Paul Kane Indian Madonna

Chinook woman, George Catlin
Jim was inspired by this image, James Swan
Bannock Indians

Henry Yelkus in Full regalia 1913
Yosemite Indians

Pomo Seed Gathering

Trade Blank by Don Day
SWORP II Group in front of Original UO Longhouse 2001

Molalla Matt Houses, Late 19th century, Molalla Area Historical Society

Postcard

Smith River, Tolowa Feather Dancers, 2001 Potlatch
SWORP III team, David Lewis, Leslie Riggs, Sandin Riddle, Dennis Worden
George Wasson and JoAllyn Archambault, Background is Knight Law, 201 Potlatch

Indian Mary Fisherman
Eliza Young
SWORP II team viewing Oregon Treaties 1997, from left, David Lewis, Mark Tveskov, Patti Whereat, Robert Kentta, Deni Hockema

Don Day cooking the salmon for the feast, 2001.


Chief Sam, Shasta Chief

Miwok Sierra Style house, overlapping bark
Wintu Dancers 1890

Chief Sam, part of the Rogue River Confederacy
Chief John (Tecumtum) Principal chief of the Rogue River Confederacy



The Scout, Big Beaver is the Model, A.P. Proctor
“Chief Multnomah”

Virginia Miller
Virginia Miller, Curtis image
Jennie Michel and Michel Martineau, they appear to have met up later in life

Section of John Mix Stanley painting of Oregon City about 1841, Left is a salmon drying scaffold, far right is likely a Plankhouse, and some of the small buildings are likely tribal huts
Klickitat women with their distinctive basketry


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