Marquardt, Adam Jefferson(University of Oregon, 2007-08)
The purpose of this thesis is to determine in as
far as is possible, the types of baskets produced by the
Indians of Oregon, their distribution and their affinities
to those in adjacent areas.
The problem is complicated ...
Ray, Sarah Jaquette, 1976-(University of Oregon, 2009-09)
This dissertation argues that a fundamental paradox underlies U.S. environmentalism: even as it functions as a critique of dominant social and economic practices, environmentalism simultaneously reinforces many social ...
High school student activism at Chemawa Indian School, a Native American boarding school in Oregon, transformed the curriculum, policies, and student life at Chemawa. Historians have neglected post-WWII boarding school ...
On 2 January 2016, armed militants led by Ammon Bundy seized the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Harney County, Oregon and began a month-long occupation of the refuge as part of a revived movement ...
This thesis examines the massacres of the Plains Indian Wars in the United States (1851-1890) and how they relate to contemporary theories of genocide. By using the Plains Indian Wars as a case study, a critique can be ...
Jenkins, Madeline Luella(University of Oregon, 2017-12)
This paper investigates the shifting meanings of Alexander Phimister Proctor’s University of Oregon statues, The Pioneer and The Pioneer Mother. Because of changing social and historical contexts, these pioneer statues ...
Douglas, Mary Elizabeth(University of Oregon, 1947-06)
The purpose of this thesis is to determine in as
far as is possible, the types of baskets produced by the
Indians of Oregon, their distribution and their affinities
to those in adjacent areas.
My project consists of two parts: a website, in which I use multimedia to communicate how the cultural appropriation of totem poles has affected the Seattle art community; and an essay that details my process and the ...
Historic preservationists have struggled with how to best interpret the diverse history of the United States. This is especially true when faced with sites that represent the continued colonization of American Indian ...
Lewis, David G. (David Gene), 1965-(University of Oregon, 2009-03)
In 1954, one hundred years after the western Oregon Indians were removed to the Grand Ronde Reservation; the antecedent peoples were subjected to the final effort by the United States to colonize the remainder of their ...
This thesis examines Asian American identity within the context of North American
settler-colonialism. Through interviews with seven individuals, I place focus on the experience
of settlers as they/we challenge the ...