Book cover for the Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley

Saturday, February 10th, 2024 at 2:00pm

Book Talk: Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley

 

Local author, David G. Lewis, will be here to talk about his new book, Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley. Join us to learn more about the history of Oregon taken from oral history and written word of the Indigenous peoples of the Willamette Valley. Books will be available for purchase.

 

About the Author

David G. Lewis, PhD and member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, is a recognized researcher, scholar, writer and assistant professor of anthropology and Indigenous studies at Oregon State University. His publications include “Willamette Valley Treaties,” “A History of Native Peoples of the Eugene, Cascades & Coast Region,” and others. For more than twenty years, Lewis has been passionate about studying the original histories of the people of Oregon and California and has an extensive record of collaborative projects with regional scholars, tribes, local governments, and communities. Lewis’s research specializes in the history of Kalapuyans and other Western Oregon tribes, which he explores through journal essays and on his blog The Quartux Journal. He currently resides in Chemeketa, now Salem, Oregon, with his wife, Donna, and two sons, Saghaley and Inatye. (Ooligan Press)

For more information:
Jessica Otto- Adult Services & Digital Content Librarian
jessica.otto@newbergoregon.gov

Program partially funded by the Newberg Library Foundation.