Native Nations, Ancient Paths: The True Story of the Oregon Trail

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…The "discovery" of the West was, in reality, an intrusion into a world that already existed, a world that possessed its own complex histories, sophisticated societies, and deep spiritual connections to the land. The legacy of Lewis and Clark on the lands that would become the Oregon Trail is thus a complex tapestry, woven with threads of essential collaboration, cultural misunderstanding, and the subtle, yet undeniable, assertion of a new power that would irrevocably alter the lives of the people they encountered.