![]() ![]() Indigenous people visit the Paisley Caves in south-central Oregon, leaving behind carbon-dated evidence.īy this time, people have likely settled in what will became the Tualatin Kalapuya, or Atfalati, homeland: the Tualatin River watershed. Oregon tribes like the Umatilla and Kalapuya tell stories of escaping huge floods by climbing sacred mountains. The Missoula Floods bring massive walls of water, ice and rock coursing down the Columbia and neighboring valleys. ![]() (The dates are contested see this article for a nontechnical overview of the scientific debate.) Genetic and archeological evidence points towards the earliest people having arrived in North America from Asia via a coastal route by this time or earlier, likely using boats. Many tribes tell of living here since time immemorial. Note: the timeline below includes extra detail about the tribes near Pacific University's campuses in Forest Grove and Hillsboro, which are on Tualatin Kalapuya ( Atfalati) land.
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