Over the last 30 years, the elk population along Oregon’s northern coast has ballooned. An elk sighting like this file photo of a bull elk used to be an unexpected thrill, but now the animals, which can weigh 1,000 pounds, are trampling pets to death, ramming cars and even attacking people.(Courtesy of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife )

In November of 2022 the Oregon Historical Society sponsored a symposium that centered Indigenous knowledge on the human experience in the Oregon Great Basin. The information presented was turned into the current issue of the Oregon Historical Quarterly.

Underground History host Chelsea Rose is joined by retired Klamath Tribal Cultural and Heritage director Perry Chocktoot and archaeologist Richie Rosencrance to discuss an article they co-authored in the Oregon Historical Quarterly with Kelly M. Stewart titled, "Collaborative Understanding: Using Archaeology, History, and Indigenous Knowledge to Support Elk Conservation in Oregon’s Great Basin."