Siletz Tribal History in the Applegate and Rogue Valleys
Siletz Tribal History in the Applegate and Rogue Valleys
Friday, May 30, 2025 at 6pm
Pacifica: A Garden in the Siskiyous
14615 Watergap Rd. Williams, OR 97544
Robert Kentta has long studied the Tribal history of the Applegate and Rogue Valleys. Robert will provide a presentation about the Siletz Tribal history in the Applegate and Rogue Valleys, with an opportunity for a Q&A at the end of his presentation.
Robert's great-grandfather was born in the Applegate Valley and was orphaned in the 1850s during the Rogue River Wars when he was just 7 or 8 years old.
Robert Kentta Bio:
Robert Kentta is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (Shasta and Applegate River Athabaskan ancestry). He worked conducting research and writing reports on Siletz Treaties, and other history, in the 1980s and early 1990s. He then worked for 30 years as Cultural Resources Director. The last 18 of those years, he served on the elected Siletz Tribal Council. He is now serving in his 20th year on the Siletz Tribal Council.
Sponsored by:
Applegate Siskiyou Alliance
Pacifica: A Garden in the Siskiyous
Herb Pharm
Oshala Farm
Siskiyou Crest Coalition
Klamath-Siskiyou Native Seeds
Williams Community Forest Project