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Creator:: Schaefer, Roger Glen
Abstract:: The purpose of this paper is the statement and examination of relevant data pertaining to the subject of trans-Pacific pre- Columbian contact. The paper's contents will be organized in to five major areas: oceanography, ship building, archaeology, religion and history, plus an introduction and conclusion. Each of these chapters will...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Archaeological Evidence of Possible Trans-Pacific Contact in Pre-Columbian America Abstract approved: Redacted

Creator:: Jaworski, Carole Ann
Abstract:: This study examines two major issues: (1) to what extent have the conditions at non-reservation Indian boarding schools, as described by the Meriam Report of 1928, been in evidence from the beginning?; and (2) to what extent have these conditions improved since 1928? The conditions examined are: (1) General Conditions...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Indian child more completely from the influence of his parents and prevented their interference to a

Creator:: Gray, Dennis J.
Abstract:: This study is a synthesis of the available ethnographic and relevant archaeological data pertaining to the Native American groups who formerly occupied the upper Rogue River drainage of southwestern Oregon. The information presented in this synthesis concerns the material, social and religious aspects of aboriginal life as practiced by the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: "literally tons" of field notes on almost every aboriginal linguistic group in North America. His obsession

Creator:: Hall, Gabriann
Abstract:: This paper covers the impact of Franklin D Roosevelt's, "Indian New Deal" and the effect it had on federally recognized Indian tribes. I have taken an in-depth look at specific areas of New Deal legislation including the Indian Reorganization Act, the Johnson O'Malley Act, and the Indian Arts and Crafts...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved- urt eters This paper covers the impact of Franklin D Roosevelt's, "Indian New Deal

Creator:: McFarland, Janine Ruth
Abstract:: During the summer of 1986, an archaeological testing project was completed at seven prehistoric campsites primarily located in the upper Deschutes River Basin of central Oregon. Testing was focused on two low-density "lithic scatters", an archaelogical site type which is especially abundant in this obsidian-rich region but which, to date,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Province includes the area west of the Deschutes River to the crest of the north-south trending Cascade

Creator:: Griffin, Dennis, 1953-
Abstract:: Natural thermal springs occur throughout the Pacific Northwest. The use and importance of this natural environmental feature to Native Americans prior to and during the period of initial white contact is examined. Ethnographic, archaeological, and oral historical information is described in an attempt to reconstruct the role of these naturally-heated...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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