The Grand Ronde Reservation
The Grand Ronde Reservation was established in the Willamette Valley in Oregon by executive order in 1857. The year before, in 1856, the final battle […]
Three Centuries Ago (1718)
At the beginning of the eighteenth century, Indian nations were interacting with many European nations which had invaded the Americas and had claimed for themselves […]
Plateau Indians as Cowboys (Photo Diary)
The Plateau Culture Area is the area between the Cascade Mountains and the Rocky Mountains in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, British Columbia, and Western Montana. From […]
One Of The Last Remaining American Hero Navajo Code Talkers From WWII, Passed Away…
“Our nation is forever indebted to these WWII heroes,” said Sen. John McCain in a Tweet on Monday. David Patterson, one of the last living […]
Nez Perce Indian art (photo diary)
A special exhibit at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center in Vancouver, Washington, featured Nez Perce elder Kevin Peters. Entitled Kevin Peters: Redefining Past and Present, […]
The Northern Pacific Railroad and the Sioux
Almost since the foundation of the United States, the westward expansion of the country was guided by Manifest Destiny, the idea that it was the […]
Indian Territory: All Tribes Experienced Their Trail of Tears
https://www.google.com/search?q=oklahoma+state+centennial&safe=strict&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj9m5PGj4HSAhUO_WMKHbKDBCYQ_AUICSgC&biw=1600&bih=721#safe=strict&tbm=isch&q=indian+territory&imgrc=Dn4VdnZsaJkE_M: Regardless of the Dominant Culture’s Genocide Denial — “Claim that current peace and reconciliation are more important than blaming past perpetrators for genocide”- all […]
The Great Basin Archaic Period
The Great Basin is an area that includes the high desert regions between the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains. It is bounded on the […]
California Missions 200 Years Ago, 1819
In 1819, the Spanish missions in California were continuing their practice of enslaving Indians in order to convert them to Christianity. At this time, the […]
The Heritage Station Museum (Photo Diary)
In 1850, the United States Congress passed the Oregon Donation Land Law which granted non-Indians the right to occupy lands in the Oregon territory regardless […]