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 of the Rogue River Wars in southern Oregon had been fought and the newly created reservation was to be used for the Indian peoples who were to be removed from … Continued
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 Indian land. These European nations included England, France, Spain, Holland, and Sweden. The century was characterized by European exploration to establish their ownership claims and to search for riches, the … Continued
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 north to south it runs from the Fraser River in the north to the Blue Mountains in the south. Much of the area is classified as semi-arid. Part of it … Continued
“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 U.S. Marines Navajo code talkers from World War II who used the Navajo language to transmit secret tactical messages to outwit the Japanese passed away from pneumonia, and complications from … Continued
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, Keven Peters is described at a “contemporary artist with one foot planted in the past.” According to the display: “His painting accurately depicts traditional Nez Perce form, style, and sensibility, … Continued
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 country’s destiny to span the continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific. By the middle of the nineteenth century, it was clearly evident that the way of westward expansion would … Continued
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 tribes experienced a Trail of Tears due to forced relocations, though some were more or less severe. Oscar Hammerstein – Oklahoma Lyrics “Brand new state, Brand new state, gonna treat … Continued
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 north by the Columbia Plateau and on the south by the Colorado Plateau. It includes southern Oregon and Idaho, a small portion of southwestern Montana, western Wyoming, eastern California, all … Continued
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 Spanish had begun to congregate the Yokuts from the San Joaquin Valley at the San Juan Bautista Mission. Congregation involved resettling the Indians in the mission compounds so that they … Continued
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 of the Indians who might be living there. The following year, non-Indian settlement began at what would become Pendleton, Oregon. The Oregon Donation Land Law ignored American Indian land rights. … Continued
