Uncertain encounters
Subtitle: Indians and whites at peace and war in southern Oregon, 1820s-1860s
By: Nathan Douthit.
Publisher: Oregon State University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Corvallis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
Subjects: Indians of North America -- Oregon -- History -- 19th century.; Frontier and pioneer life -- Oregon -- History -- 19th century.; Whites -- Oregon -- Relations with Indians.; Indians of North America -- Wars -- Oregon.; Indians of North America -- Oregon -- Sexual behavior.; Pioneers -- Oregon -- Sexual behavior.; Oregon -- History -- 19th century.; Oregon -- Race relations.
Description: "Uncertain Encounters begins with a critical investigation of the Hudson's Bay Company's fur-trade relations with southern Oregon Indians, emphasizing its responsibility for Indian hostility. It turns next to exploration of the region by white Americans and to early encounters between Indians and white miners and settlers. It reexamines the tragic Rogue River War, providing the first detailed picture of Indian casualties and the war's impact on the Indian population.

Finally, it describes the removal of Indians to the Siletz and Grand Ronde reservations as told from the perspective of Indian oral narratives as well as white accounts. As a major aspect of the story, Douthit highlights the development of a little-known middle-ground of relationships between Indian women and white men during and after removal."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-241) and index.