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Originally published and 1991, The First Oregonians: Second Edition is revised and expanded for a new generation of Oregonians. It provides a comprehensive view of Oregon's native peoples from the past to the present. In this remarkable volume, Oregon Indians tell their own stories, with more than half of the book's chapters written by members of Oregon's nine federally recognized tribes. Using oral histories and personal recollections, these chapters vividly depict not only a history of decimation and decline, but also a contemporary view of cultural revitalization, renewal, and continuity.
The First Oregonians: Second Edition
- Edited by Laura Berg
- Designed by Jennifer Viviano
- Distributed by OSU Press
- Published by the Oregon Council for the Humanities, 2007
No other book offers as wide a variety of views and stories about the historical and contemporary experience of Oregon Indians. The First Oregonians is the definitive volume for all Oregonians interested in the fascinating story of Oregon's first peoples.
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Table of Contents
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Introduction by Laura Berg
- Part 1 Tribal Heritage
- Chapter 1 The Tribe Next Door: Tradition, Innovation, and Multiculturalism
- by Elizabeth Woody
- Chapter 2 The Burns Paiute Tribe
- by Minerva T. Soucie
- Chapter 3 The Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians
- by Howard P. Roy
- Chapter 4 Memory of a People: The Coquelles of the Southern Oregon Coast
- by George B. Wasson Jr.
- Chapter 5 Patience and Persistence: The Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Tribe of Indians
- by Stephen Dow Beckham and Michael Rondeau
- Chapter 6 The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon
- by Brent Merrill and Yvonne Hajda
- Chapter 7 Klamath Tribes: Restoring People, Restoring Ties to the Land
- by Douglas Deur
- Chapter 8 The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians: Diverse Peoples Brought Together on the Siletz Reservation
- by Robert Kentta
- Chapter 9 The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation: Modern Indian Peoples Sustained by the Land and Rivers of Their Ancestors
- by Wil Phinney and Jennifer Karson
- Chapter 10 The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Tribes of Oregon: The Relationship between Peoples, Good Government, and Sovereignty
- by Elizabeth Woody
- Part 2 Cultural Continuum
- Chapter 11 Federal-Indian Relations
- by Stephen Dow Beckham
- Chapter 12 Languages and Their Uses
- by Dell Hymes
- Chapter 13 From Petroglyphs to Powwows
- by Bill Mercer
- Chapter 14 The Great Basin
- by Mel Aikens and Marilyn Couture
- Chapter 15 The Oregon Coast
- by Stephen Dow Beckham
- Chapter 16 The Plateau
- by Eugene Hunn
- Chapter 17 The Western Interior
- by Kathryn Toepel
- Acknowledgements
- Selected Bibliography
- About the Authors
- Index