Once the tribes were placed at the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation the Indian agents worked to keep everyone there. It was thought that the reservations
Tag: Willamette Valley
The Tekopa Band of Calapooias Reservation 1855
In 1855, the Kalapuyans of the Willamette Valley signed a treaty with Joel Palmer at his land claim in Dayton. This treaty ceded the whole
Research at the Willamettes
This past year I have spent a fair amount of time researching subjects at Willamette University and Willamette Heritage Center. At the university their collections
Racing Cloud Shadows
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,