Native oral history is based on actual historic events of their tribal past. For the Kalapuyans this is also true. Some 15,000 to 12,000 years
Tag: Willamette Valley History
Houses of the Oregon Tribes
The question of what sorts of houses the Kalapuyans had has again surfaced. Over the years this question has been of prime importance. Many Americans,
Two Treaties of General Joseph Lane and Chief Jo, Rogue River
This is an article meant to clear up some mistaken histories. In the past historians have mixed up the two treaties and the meetings between
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
The Grand Ronde Acreage History
The original plan for the placement of the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation may have come out of the effort to locate the Kalapuyan tribes on