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Ethnohistory Research, LLC | David G. Lewis, PhD , April 14th, 2022
In 1856, Joel Palmer had some 4000 Natives removed from their homelands to the Coast and Grand Ronde Indian Reservations. Up to at least April of 1856 the…
Ethnohistory Research, LLC | David G. Lewis, PhD , April 11th, 2019
The Siletz placename is something of a mystery. Leo J. Frachtenberg, the ethnologist assigned to collect native languages on the Grand Ronde and Siletz reservations in about 1913, …
Ethnohistory Research, LLC | David G. Lewis, PhD , November 2nd, 2018
Removal of the western Oregon tribes to the reservations was a tumultuous affair. Caravans from the Umpqua and Table Rock reservations to place in the dead of winter…
Ethnohistory Research, LLC | David G. Lewis, PhD , August 29th, 2018
In the 1860’s the western Oregon reservations were still struggling with feeding all the Indians despite promises by Indian agents, and the treaties, that when they removed,…
Ethnohistory Research, LLC | David G. Lewis, PhD , August 19th, 2018
Albert B. Meacham was an Indian agent in the 1860’s and 70’s and oversaw some changes in the reservations. He attempted to give the tribes some voice in…
Ethnohistory Research, LLC | David G. Lewis, PhD , August 13th, 2018
I have previously written about how the coastal tribes were relocated to several river estuaries within the Coast Reservation (Siuslaw, Yachats, Alsea, Nashesne, Siletz and Umpqua). There the…
David G. Lewis' Ethnohistory Research, LLC , April 7th, 2018
As addressed in previous essays, in about 1875, most Indian annuities for the Western Oregon tribes ended because the 20 year payments were exhausted. This Continue reading
David G. Lewis' Ethnohistory Research, LLC , March 12th, 2018
In 1875, the United States Congress passed an act, March 3, 1875, to reduce the Coast Reservation. This act, terminated the Alsea Reservation, that section Continue reading
David G. Lewis' Ethnohistory Research, LLC , February 14th, 2018
The southern and central Coast of Oregon is a relatively unknown area in Native American history. As the area is not well researched it Continue reading
David G. Lewis' Ethnohistory Research, LLC , February 11th, 2018
Much has been written and published of the Rogue River, Modoc, and Yakima Wars in the Oregon Territory. These wars were, by-and-large, reactions of the Continue reading
David G. Lewis' Ethnohistory Research, LLC , December 6th, 2017
Yachats, today, is a tourist area on the Oregon Coast. The area is known for its amazingly beautiful coastline, for sea lions, and whale watching and weekend vacationing….