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Kalapuya: Native Americans of the Willamette Valley, Oregon

This guide was written by former LCC librarian Don Macnaughtan. This guide is no longer being updated.

General Histories of Western Oregon Indians

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Chief Jake Fern, a Yoncalla Kalapuya, and his wife.  Chief Fern was descended from Camafeema, whose name means "fern."  Many of Camafeema’s descendants used Fern as a surname.

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