David G. Lewis, PhD Associate Professor of Anthropology and Ethnic Studies, Oregon State University

David G. Lewis is a member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, of Oregon. He has a PhD from the University of Oregon (2009) and is assistant professor of Anthropology and Ethnic Studies at Oregon State University. David served as Cultural Manager of the Grand Ronde Tribe, and Tribal museum designer, and Exhibits Curation manager. David has conducted research on Oregon tribal history for some 25 years and has numerous publications in journals, and chapters in books. He is currently engaged in two publication projects, Tribal Stories of Western Oregon, and lead editor of Kalapuyans of Western Oregon, a collaborative project with eighteen contributors. Additionally, David has researched and written over 470 essays for his blog, the Quartux Journal, ndnhistoryresearch.com. David conducts numerous presentations annually with community groups, at conferences, and at universities educating about tribes in the region, consults with local governments, and organizations on diversity, place naming, and land acknowledgements, and curates museum exhibits at local historical societies and museums. David lives in Salem, OR with his wife Donna, and sons Saghaley and Inatye.