Refine your search.
Search both the Oregon Encyclopedia and our partner site, the Oregon History Project.
394 results
-
Athapaskan Indians
According to Tolowa oral histories, the Athapaskan people of southern Oregon and northern California arrived from the north in ancient times, traveling by canoe. Linguists …
Oregon Encyclopedia
-
Chemawa Indian School Athletics Program
Chemawa Indian School has been a leader in organized athletics in the Willamette Valley since the 1890s, winning state titles in football, basketball, track, cross …
Oregon Encyclopedia
-
Cayuse Indian War (1847–1850)
The first major and ongoing conflict between Native groups and white resettlers in Oregon was a direct consequence of the murders by Cayuse tribesmen of …
Oregon Encyclopedia
-
Indian Redwood Marathon (Redwood Empire Run)
On June 14, 1927, eleven Native Americans stood in front of San Francisco's City Hall waiting for the starter's gun that would begin a grueling …
Oregon Encyclopedia
-
Multnomah (Sauvie Island Indian Village)
"Multnomah" is a word familiar to Oregonians as the name of a county and a waterfall, among other places. Less well known is its origin …
Oregon Encyclopedia
-
Indian Use of Fire in Early Oregon
Anthropogenic (human-caused) fire was a major component of the Native system of land and resource management in what is now Oregon. Of all the techniques …
Oregon Encyclopedia
-
Wapato (Wappato) Valley Indians
Lewis and Clark called them the "Wappato Indians," the people who inhabited the villages that lined the riverbanks in the "Wappato Valley," the resource-rich lowlands …
Oregon Encyclopedia
-
Native American Treaties, Northeastern Oregon
After American immigrants arrived in the Oregon Territory in the 1840s, representatives of the United States established policies for Indigenous peoples in northeastern Oregon. By …
Oregon Encyclopedia
-
Termination and Restoration in Oregon
Termination
Of the federal-Indian policies introduced to American Indians, termination of trust relations in the 1950s was arguably the most dangerous for Native peoples. On …
Oregon Encyclopedia
-
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon is a confederation of over twenty-seven tribes and bands from western Oregon, southern Washington, and northern …
Oregon Encyclopedia