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David G. Lewis, Ph.D. (Grand Ronde, Takelma, Chinook, Molalla, and Santiam Kalapuya), is a preeminent scholar on Western Oregon tribes. Most recently, he curated an exhibit, “Native Salem,” which chronicles the history of the Kalapuyans, Salem’s original inhabitants, and how their lives changed as settlers migrated to the Willamette Valley.

Lewis also acted as expert consultant to the exhibition, This is Kalapuyan Land, which opened in 2019 as a physical museum exhibition and became an online exhibition in 2020.

A Native American researcher and educator with over 20 years of experience in Anthropology and Native Studies, Lewis teaches at local universities and colleges and takes research and consultant contracts with tribes, local governments and nonprofits. In the past, Lewis worked for the Grand Ronde Tribe for over 8 years as the Cultural Department Manager and volunteered for another 3 years on the Culture Committee, becoming Vice Chair of the Committee. He is very active in the western Oregon region in researching key questions the tribes have about Tribal history and culture, colonization, and sovereign rights.