Lake Oswego in Clackamas County, Oregon — The American West (Northwest)
the man from k̓axəʼkix returned with eels to feed his people
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 29, 2018
1. the man from k̓axəʼ kix returned with eels to feed his people Marker
Inscription.
the man from k̓axəʼkix returned with eels to feed his people. . Ikanum are traditional stories. One such story from Victoria Howard of Grand Ronde is told about the area around Lake Oswego. The story tells of a particularly hostile winter, in which cold and starvation threatened the entire village of k̓axəʼkix (kosh-huk-shix). The headman of the village travelled to Willamette Falls in search of food. He returned with eels, and instructed the people on how to prepare and cook them. Those who followed his instructions survived. Those who did not, starved, and were turned to stone. - Clackamas texts
History.
Since time immemorial, people have the area of Lake Oswego. The city encompasses the traditional land of the Clow-we-wal-la Band of Tum-water Indians of Willamette Falls, the Clackamas Chinook from the east side of the Willamette River, and the Tualitin Kalapuya from the Northern Willamette Valley.
The Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855, resulted in the removal of these people to the Grande Ronde Indian Reservation. The descendants of these people are members of The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, located an hour and half west of Lake Oswego in the town of Grande Ronde, Oregon.
(Sidebar:)
Victoria Howard was a Molalla/Clackamas woman who was born at Grand Ronde in 1865. She became an invaluable source of information for Anthropologist Melville Jacobs who interviewed Mrs. Howard extensively for her vast knowledge of local languages, songs, and traditional storytelling. These interviews resulted in numerous publications and recordings, preserving a critical piece of Oregon and local native history, spanning back to mythological times.
Ikanum are traditional stories. One such story from Victoria Howard of Grand Ronde is told about the area around Lake Oswego. The story tells of a particularly hostile winter, in which cold and starvation threatened the entire village of k̓axəʼkix (kosh-huk-shix). The headman of the village travelled to Willamette Falls in search of food. He returned with eels, and instructed the people on how to prepare and cook them. Those who followed his instructions survived. Those who did not, starved, and were turned to stone. - Clackamas texts
History
Since time immemorial, people have the area of Lake Oswego. The city encompasses the traditional land of the Clow-we-wal-la Band of Tum-water Indians of Willamette Falls, the Clackamas Chinook from the east side of the Willamette River, and the Tualitin Kalapuya from the Northern Willamette Valley.
The Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855, resulted in the removal of these people to the Grande Ronde Indian Reservation. The descendants of these people are members of The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, located an hour and half west of Lake Oswego in the town of Grande Ronde, Oregon.
(Sidebar:)
Victoria Howard was a Molalla/Clackamas woman who was born at Grand Ronde in 1865. She became an invaluable source of information for Anthropologist Melville Jacobs who interviewed Mrs. Howard extensively for her vast knowledge of local languages, songs, and traditional storytelling. These interviews resulted in numerous publications and recordings, preserving a critical piece of Oregon and local native history, spanning back to mythological times.
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Tribal Museum and Cultural Center, City of Lake Oswego.
Location. 45° 24.615′ N, 122° 39.595′ W. Marker is in Lake Oswego, Oregon, in Clackamas County. It can be reached from Old River Road south of Furnace Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lake Oswego OR 97034, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Willamette Valley and in Greater Portland Area. It is also on the American Pacific Coast, in the Pacific Northwest, and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, in the Cascade Range, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere.
More about this marker. The marker is found in George Rogers Park, at the bottom of the stairway that leads to the landing and Willamette River.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 29, 2018
3. the man from k̓axəʼkix with eels (in steel and western red cedar, by Travis Stewart)
circa 1925
4. Victoria Howard 1865-1930 (Clackamas Chinook/Molalla)...
sorts hazel sticks for basket weaving in Grande Ronde.
Sketched by J. Drayton, Published by Jordan & Halpin, 1841
5. Willamette Falls
Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2018. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 523 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 11, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
