by Rich Wandschneider | Nov 20, 2013 | 1855 treaty, Klamath, Nez Perce, Nez Perce Fisheries, Nez Perce War, termination policy, tribal termination
It’s an old saw—you learn by teaching. This fall I am teaching a class for the Oregon State University Ag program on the Eastern Oregon U campus in La Grande. The class is “Ecosystems and Pacific Northwest Tribes.” We looked briefly at the pre-Columbian Americas...
by Rich Wandschneider | Apr 13, 2012 | Alvin Josephy, Dawes Act, Indian assimilation, Maria Tallchief, noble savage, Sandra Osawa, tribal termination
After the last blog on Mildred Bailey and “passing as white,” a friend suggested that it sounded accurate on the one hand, but on the other, why is it that so many Americans claim Indian roots? There are jokes about the number of people with Cherokee...
