The Oregon Story

A look at six small towns in the Beaver State.

A look at the challenges faced by Native Americans in Oregon includes interviews with members of the Confederated Tribes of Grande Ronde and the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla.

Logging families talk about the growth and state of their industry.

A look at Oregon farm workers, cannery workers and tree planters. Included are personal accounts and scholarly commentary. The documentary focuses on the issues of poverty, education and housing.

A look at Halfway, Ore., a rural town in the Eastern part of the state that was struggling to survive, until a dot-com startup showed up with a proposition in December 1999.

A look at Oregon's water crisis.

A discussion about local history with residents of Lakeview in Southern Oregon.

A look at the competition between corporations and private harvesters over the flora of Oregon's forests, which contain wild berries, mushrooms and herbs. Also: concerns that harvesters are damaging the ecosystem are examined.

The state's troubled rural health-care system is explored.

Students at Crane High School in southeast Oregon are visited for a look at how their rural lives compare to the routines of kids in an urban environment.

Life on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, which is home to 3500 members of three tribes, is spotlighted.

The town of Union, Ore., is spotlighted. The hamlet depends on volunteers to put out fires, answer emergency calls, work at the library and tend the local cemetery, among other necessities.

An examination of Oregon's forests.

Ecotourism and what it means to the state.

The state's ports are examined.

A historical look at farming in Oregon.