Zoom Program: Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley and Reconstructing Willamette Valley Environments

Thursday, April 25, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Zoom Program: Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley and Reconstructing Willamette Valley Environments
Presenter: Dr. David G. Lewis

Dr. Lewis, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Indigenous Studies at Oregon State University and author of the acclaimed Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley, will discuss the Kalapuya tribal culture and the Willamette Valley environments in which they lived, and present his research tracing the changes to the environment after arrival of European settlers. Dr. Lewis will explore the removal of water and the return of cultural fire and what this means for tribal descendants today.

Dr. Lewis has conducted extensive research on the tribal histories of Northwest coastal peoples, specializing in Western Oregon tribes. He served as the director of the Southwest Oregon Project at the University of Oregon and was the Cultural Department manager of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde for eight years. Dr. Lewis is a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde and a descendant of the Takelma, Chinook, Molalla, and Santiam Kalapuya peoples of Western Oregon. For more information and to register for this Zoom presentation, email John Savage at

wv****@gm***.com