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Crossword: First Settlers #01

Jesse Jackson, grandson of the first Chief of the Cow Creek Tribe, performed a musical piece as part of the program at the Indigenous Peoples Day celebration on the Southern Oregon University campus. Bob Palermini photo
October 11, 2024

This week’s theme: Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Oct. 14th.

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20A-1. COW CREEK, South Umpqua;
20A-2. Mt. SHASTA;
25A-1. TAKELMA, Rogue River; TAKELMA Gorge;
25A-2. LATGAWA, Camp LATGAWA;
42A. SISKIYOU SUMMIT;
47A. ROGUE RIVER WARS: Athabaskan tribes (Cow Creek, Shasta, Takelma, Latgawa); Grande Ronde and Siletz Reservations

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