HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

‘The Banks’ honors indigenous people

Written October 24th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Like every place in the mid-valley, the site of The Banks, a 120-unit apartment complex nearing completion on the Willamette River in Albany, is built on land once occupied by indigenous people.


Kalapuya & Calapooia: The same people

Written February 10th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

When Benton County moved some of its offices to the Kalapuya Building on Research Way last month, the spelling caught my eye.  Why not Calapooia, which is how it’s spelled in Linn County?


 
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