American Indians
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 […]
American Indians
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 […]
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 […]
Windust Phase Indian Artifacts (Photo Diary)
About 8500 BCE, in the Columbia Plateau region, the Windust phase began to replace Clovis. Clovis spear points, with their characteristic flute, were replaced with […]
Some Inuit Animals (Art Diary)
The Inuit are a Native American people whose homelands are in the Canadian Arctic. A special exhibit at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture […]
History 101: A Very Short History of the Oregon Trail
The rest stop to the south of the interstate near Memaloose Island in Oregon has an interesting display outlining the history of the Oregon Trail. […]
The Flathead Indians 150 Years Ago, 1869
In 1869, Flathead chief Victor dictated a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in which he discussed the problems facing the Flathead in the […]
American Indians and World War I
In 1914, the nations of Europe began the conflict which would become known as the Great War and later as World War I. In 1917, […]