The Kalapooya Indians were a resourceful people, known for their ability to produce medicine from the many varieties of plants available in the Willamette Valley.
Archaeologist Tony Farque of the Sweet Home Ranger District, provided an overview of native American life during the annual meeting of the Calapooia Watershed Council held Thursday evening in Brownsville.
“We now believe humans have been in North America for about 18,000 years,” Farque said. Native American tribes believe they…