Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley

Explore the rich history of the Willamette valley with these stories of the region’s indigenous people. Though what we now call the Willamette Valley has been home to the Kalapuya, Chinook, Molalla, and more for thousands of years, the area’s tribal and indigenous history is largely unrecorded or only partially told. Expanding on rich cultural traditions through photos, maps, oral stories, and meticulous research—from first contact through present day—indigenous scholar David G. Lewis illuminates the history of Oregon’s original peoples.