Shawash Kagwe (The Indian Way of Doing Things) - 2/4

Native people have lived on this land long before it was known as Oregon. Within the present day boundaries of Lake Oswego lived the Clackamas, Clowewalla, and Tualatin Kalapuya. The impact of Oregon’s native people on our region’s environment and landscape has historically been overlooked or denied altogether. Concepts such as Wilderness, Pristine Landscapes, and Old Growth leave little room for the story of native people’s continued and systematic intervention on the landscape over centuries. David Harrelson, Grand Ronde Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, will share the tools used by native people to manage the landscape of the Willamette Valley.