Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth proudly and embarrassingly declared that he only "speaks American" while in a room filled with leaders from Latin America.
Though the Russians may have been fucking around Oregon if a rather well traveled Native American from out east is to be believed.
The Russians were in Alaska, Oregon and parts of northern California in the 19th century. I’m not sure about Washington. They left examples of Russian architecture in Mendocino and Humboldt Bay, and a few place names such as Sebastopol in Sonoma County. Mainly fur trappers, though they did a bit of logging and fishing too. If your Native American source is implying far earlier contact, that might also be true but I don’t know of any evidence to support it.
The Russians were in Alaska, Oregon and parts of northern California in the 19th century. I’m not sure about Washington. They left examples of Russian architecture in Mendocino and Humboldt Bay, and a few place names such as Sebastopol in Sonoma County. Mainly fur trappers, though they did a bit of logging and fishing too. If your Native American source is implying far earlier contact, that might also be true but I don’t know of any evidence to support it.