tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733620873328818464.post4076056954740397487..comments2023-10-18T02:48:57.405-07:00Comments on Oregon Workforce and Economic Information: Oregon's Population Grows More DiverseJessica Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17085182042978047514noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733620873328818464.post-17521319980569449842009-12-08T09:57:57.647-08:002009-12-08T09:57:57.647-08:00Unfortunately, we don't have good estimates of...Unfortunately, we don't have good estimates of the Native American population from the early days of our statehood. According to the Census, Oregon had just 177 persons of Native American, Eskimo, or Aleut decent in 1860. But those 177 are only the folks who were taxed; there were undoubtedly far more than 177.<br /><br />We know that when the pioneers first made contact with the Native Americans in Oregon, there were somewhere between 50,000 and 100,000 Native Americans in Oregon.Brooke Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04993630628849301253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733620873328818464.post-8598740222414682952009-11-04T13:24:14.908-08:002009-11-04T13:24:14.908-08:00So do we know, for 1859, how many Native Americans...So do we know, for 1859, how many Native Americans lived in Oregon but were not counted as citizens?Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892101710035109838noreply@blogger.com