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  • Women of valor : the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, St. Paul, Oregon, 1844-1852

    Creator:
    Poet, Rebecca McClelland
    Abstract:
    In 1986, researchers from Oregon State University, led by Dr. David Brauner, came to the small Catholic community of St. Paul, Oregon as part of ongoing research on the French-Canadian inhabitants of the Willamette Valley between 1829 and the mid-1860s. They were searching for the remains of the first Catholic...
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    Masters Thesis
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    mission to the Flathead Indians This mission, located near present-thy Missoula, Montana, was led by

  • Cultural integrity and marginality along the South Fork of the Salmon River, Idaho

    Creator:
    Rebillet, S. J.
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    This work examines the varied populations which have inhabited the South Fork region from prehistoric times to the present. It disclosed that even though almost no archaeology has been done in the area, data from contiguous regions suggest that persistent and careful archaeological investigation should reveal valuable and informative sites...
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    Mountains on the axis of an ecological system. In turn this suggested that mountain valleys may have been

  • Governmental policies and the preservation and display of Native American cultural resources in the middle Columbia Basin

    Creator:
    Michael, Elva Olson
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    Prior to advent of Europeans in the Pacific Northwest, the Middle Columbia River Basin was the location of highly developed native cultures. For centuries it was the center of very important native trade networks that extended over western North America and a site of important intertribal rituals relating to renewal...
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    resources which are part of our national heritage and trust. Today the Pacific Northwest Region is the

  • Tribal Tourism Development on American Indian Reservations in the Western United States

    Creator:
    Browne, Rita-Jean
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    In their search for viable economic development opportunities, many American Indian tribes have focused their attention toward tourism development on their reservation lands. In many cases, the greatest potential for economic development and attracting income to the reservations lies in tourist trade. Although tourism may not be a tribe's primary...
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    Capstone Project
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    ...................................... 23 ThePacific Northwest .................................... 40 The Rocky Mountain West

  • Ku on the Columbia : Hawaiian laborers in the Pacific Northwest Fur Industry

    Creator:
    Rogers, Donnell J.
    Abstract:
    Archaeological investigations can reveal persistent traditions of ethnic groups. Hawaiians were employed in the fur trade of the Columbia River from 1810 through 1850. The Hudson's Bay Company employed them at Ft. Vancouver, Washington from 1825 through the end of this period. Data from the excavations of the servant's village...
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    Masters Thesis
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    maka'ainana for agricultural produce, forest products and marine resources. The chiefs controlled land use

  • The Oregon Trail Sesquicentennial as Interpreted by Museums on the Oregon Trail

    Creator:
    Fackler, Amy E.
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    This study describes and analyzes Oregon Trail related exhibits of eleven museums and two interpretive centers that are geographically located along the Oregon Trail from Baker City, Oregon to Portland, Oregon. The exhibits were featured at the facilities during the 1993 Oregon Trail Sesquicentennial, a celebration that was initiated and...
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    Masters Thesis
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    . Established as the "Oregon National Historic Trail," the physical trail is part of the 1978 National Scenic