Teaching Oregon Native Langauges NATURE MATTERS Beginning with his botany studies

Beginning with his botany studies at the University of Washington

shows his unquestioning devotion to his master

Also covered are plants used as charms

when Lewis left Pittsburgh to join Clark farther down the Ohio River

His sculptures are represented in the most prestigious museums and private collections in the world

Teaching Oregon Native Langauges NATURE MATTERS Beginning with his botany studiesIn a world where over half of the remaining 6000 languages will most likely disappear by the end of the century, attention has finally begun to focus on the struggles of indigenous people to save their languages. Lack of knowledge concerning the vast linguistic diversity of Oregon's languages has been a major obstacle to language revitalization in this state. Native peoples were subjected to disease, displacement, and forced linguistic assimilation,