[OR_Archaeology] October 4 Presentation on Grand Ronde Reservation History at Tualatin River NWR

[Susan White]

The Grand Ronde Reservation Presentation

Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge is excited to announce the
beginning of its fall lecture series featuring cultural heritage topics.
 Starting October 4th, the Refuge will be hosting a presentation from
the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Reservation on the first
Monday of every other month. This is an excellent opportunity to learn
about the native peoples of the area, their culture and traditions. 

The first topic will be "The Tualatin and 26 other Native Peoples'
removal: The Grand Ronde Reservation," presented by David G. Lewis. This
program is free and open to the public. We look forward to seeing you
there! Please contact Jenna
Mendenhall (jenna_mendenhall at fws.gov, 503-625-5944) if you have any
questions or comments.

            The Tualatin and 26 other Native peoples' removal:
                        The Grand Ronde Reservation
                        presented by David G. Lewis
                              October 4th 6pm
                  Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge
                           19255 SW Pacific Hwy
                            Sherwood, OR 97140
                      Wildlife Center - Riparian Room

Brief biography: David G. Lewis is an enrolled Tribal member at the
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde with ancestral ties to the Santiam
Kalapuya, Chinook, Takelma and Yoncalla Kalapuya peoples. He is
manager
of the Cultural Resources Department since 2006. David completed the
PhD
program in Anthropology at the University of Oregon in 2009, while a
student was Director of the Southwest Oregon Research Project for 6
years. David’s research areas are American Indian history and
Culture,
Pacific Northwest Coast Ethnohistory, Indigenous Sovereignty,
Termination of
Oregon Tribes.

For further information please contact:

Jenna Mendenhall
Environmental Education Specialist
Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge
19255 SW Pacific Hwy
Sherwood, OR 97140
503-625-5944

"Culture is like a tree. If the green branches - a people's language,
legends, customs - are carelessly chopped off, then the roots that bind
people to their place on earth and to each other also begin to wither.
The wind and rain and the elements carry the topsoil away; the land
becomes desert." ~ Mariano Lopez