Oregon (inland): Indians, Prairies and Volcanoes

[USA.OREGON 28814] ’Elderly lady of the Walla Walla tribe.’ Old woman of the Walla Walla (or Warm Spring) Indian tribe and inhabitant of Simnasho village. Simnasho is situated in the Warm Springs Reservation which was established in 1855. In 1937 the three tribes living on these lands (the Wasco, the Walla Walla and the Paiute) organized themselves in the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[USA.OREGON 28816] ’Elderly lady of the Walla Walla tribe.’ Old woman of the Walla Walla (or Warm Spring) Indian tribe and inhabitant of Simnasho village. Simnasho is situated in the Warm Springs Reservation which was established in 1855. In 1937 the three tribes living on these lands (the Wasco, the Walla Walla and the Paiute) organized themselves in the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[USA.OREGON 28818] ’Portrait of Joe Kuckup.’ A portrait from around 1900 of Joe Kuckup adorns a wall in the local drugstore of Warm Springs town. Joe was a member of the Wasco Indian tribe which organized itself with two other tribes (The Walla and the Paiute) into the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs in 1937. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[USA.OREGON 28820] ’Young Indians in boarding school.’ In the 1890s, young Warm Spring Indians were forced to attend boarding schools where they were alienated from their own culture. Only the English language was taught at these schools and Indian clothes were banished. In 1863 teacher Myron Reaves remarked: "the children should be boarded by the school teacher, and entirely taken from their parents or guardians . . . : without that the school is of very little benefit to the children." The picture is part of the exhibition in the Museum at Warm Springs. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[USA.OREGON 28822] ’Young Indians with bear.’ Young Warm Springs Indians with bear. The picture (taken around 1900) is part of the exhibition in the Museum at Warm Springs. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[USA.OREGON 28824] ’Tablelands near Deschutes River.’ Tablelands near the canyon of the Deschutes River, seen from Tee Wees Butte, north of Warm Springs town. These lands are part of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[USA.OREGON 28826] ’Tablelands near Deschutes River.’ Tablelands near the canyon of the Deschutes River, seen from Tee Wees Butte, north of Warm Springs town. These lands are part of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. On the horizon the snowcapped "Sisters" are visible": three volcanos in the Cascades Mountain Range. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[USA.OREGON 28828] ’Indian girl.’ A young member of the Walla Walla (or Warm Spring) Indian tribe and inhabitant of the Warm Springs Reservation. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[USA.OREGON 28830] ’Indian girl.’ A young member of the Walla Walla (or Warm Spring) Indian tribe and inhabitant of the Warm Springs Reservation. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[USA.OREGON 28832] ’Indian boy.’ A young member of the Walla Walla (or Warm Springs) Indian tribe, performing a dance on the plains near Warm Springs town. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[USA.OREGON 28834] ’Indian boy.’ A young member of the Walla Walla (or Warm Springs) Indian tribe, performing a dance on the plains near Warm Springs town. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[USA.OREGON 28836] ’Indian boy.’ A young member of the Walla Walla (or Warm Springs) Indian tribe. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[USA.OREGON 28838] ’Indian fisher using dipnet.’ At Sherars Falls, 10 km north of Maupin, a Native American of the Warm Springs tribe is fishing in the Deschutes River. He uses a long-handled dipnet which is set on the river bottom during fishing. Only the inhabitants of the Warm Springs Reservation (which is situated further south) have the privilege of fishing this way. The platforms used in this way of fishing are built during low water levels and are the property of a family. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[USA.OREGON 28815] ’Elderly lady of the Walla Walla tribe.’ Old woman of the Walla Walla (or Warm Spring) Indian tribe and inhabitant of Simnasho village. Simnasho is situated in the Warm Springs Reservation which was established in 1855. In 1937 the three tribes living on these lands (the Wasco, the Walla Walla and the Paiute) organized themselves in the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[USA.OREGON 28817] ’Indian of Warm Springs Reservation.’ A member of the Walla Walla (or Warm Spring) Indian tribe and inhabitant of the Warm Springs Reservation. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[USA.OREGON 28819] ’Young Indians in boarding school.’ In the 1890s, young Warm Spring Indians were forced to attend boarding schools where they were alienated from their own culture. Only the English language was taught at these schools and Indian clothes were banished. In 1863 teacher Myron Reaves remarked: "the children should be boarded by the school teacher, and entirely taken from their parents or guardians . . . : without that the school is of very little benefit to the children." The picture is part of the exhibition in the Museum at Warm Springs. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[USA.OREGON 28821] ’Indian parent and child.’ Warm Springs Indian parent and child with Cascades Mountain Range in the background. The picture (taken around 1900) is part of the exhibition in the Museum at Warm Springs. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[USA.OREGON 28823] ’Warm Springs leaders in 1938.’ The leaders of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs during an inspection of their reservation in 1938. The confederation of Wasco, Paiute and Walla Walla tribes was formed in 1937, but the reservation was already established in 1855. The picture is part of the exhibition in the Museum at Warm Springs. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[USA.OREGON 28825] ’Tablelands near Deschutes River.’ Tablelands near the canyon of the Deschutes River, seen from Tee Wees Butte, north of Warm Springs town. These lands are part of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. On the horizon the snowcapped "Sisters" are visible": three volcanos in the Cascades Mountain Range. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[USA.OREGON 28827] ’Church in Simnasho.’ Disused church in Simnasho, a village in the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[USA.OREGON 28829] ’Indian girl.’ A young member of the Walla Walla (or Warm Spring) Indian tribe and inhabitant of the Warm Springs Reservation. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[USA.OREGON 28831] ’Indian boy.’ A young member of the Walla Walla (or Warm Springs) Indian tribe, performing a dance on the plains near Warm Springs town. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[USA.OREGON 28833] ’Indian boy.’ A young member of the Walla Walla (or Warm Springs) Indian tribe, performing a dance on the plains near Warm Springs town. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[USA.OREGON 28835] ’Indian father and son.’ A father prepares his son, a young member of the Walla Walla (or Warm Springs) Indian tribe, for a dance on the plains near Warm Springs town. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[USA.OREGON 28837] ’Indian fisher using dipnet.’ At Sherars Falls, 10 km north of Maupin, a Native American of the Warm Springs tribe is fishing in the Deschutes River. He uses a long-handled dipnet which is set on the river bottom during fishing. Only the inhabitants of the Warm Springs Reservation (which is situated further south) have the privilege of fishing this way. The platforms used in this way of fishing are built during low water levels and are the property of a family. Photo Mick Palarczyk.