Indians of the Pacific Northwest
Subtitle: A History
By: Robert H. Ruby and John A. Brown; with a foreword by Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.
Edition: New Ed edition
Series: (The Civilization of the American Indian series; v. 158.)
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Norman, OK
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780806121130
Copyright date: First paperback printing, 1988.
Subjects: American history; Indigenous peoples; Social Science; Native Americans - Northwest; Ethnic Issues; Sociology; North America; Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies; United States - State & Local - General; History; Indians of North America; Northwest, Pacific
First sentence: The Quinault River tumbles into the Pacific Ocean from the jagged Olympic Mountains in northwestern Washington State.
Description: More than one hundred Indian tribes in fifteen language groups inhabited the area of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Western Montana in the nineteenth century. This important work, the first composite history of the region’s native inhabitants, covers the period roughly from 1750 to 1900, from the first white contacts to the aftermath of the Dawes Act. It is a valuable resource both for the serious scholars and general readers.
Many extraordinary individuals are portrayed in this history. The authors have written their account colorfully and movingly from the Indian point of view, and they effectively present the special identity of Pacific Northwest Indians.
Notes: Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 279-283.
Table of contents: label: Foreword
title: viii; label: Preface
title: ix; label: 01.
title: Contact by Sea
pagenum: 3; label: 02.
title: Contact by Land
pagenum: 13; label: 03.
title: Furs and Furies
pagenum: 27; label: 04.
title: Natives and Nor'Westers
pagenum: 37; label: 05.
title: Tribes, Traps, and Troubles
pagenum: 47; label: 06.
title: Barter with the "Bay"
pagenum: 57; label: 07.
title: A Strange New Thing
pagenum: 67; label: 08.
title: Black-robe Medicine
pagenum: 81; label: 09.
title: American Settlers and Unsettled Indians
pagenum: 93; label: 10.
title: Blood in the Rye Grass
pagenum: 101; label: 11.
title: Ravage on the Rogue
pagenum: 107; label: 12.
title: Narrowing Circles
pagenum: 123; label: 13.
title: Treaties or Treatment?
pagenum: 131; label: 14.
title: The Tempest Unleashed
pagenum: 145; label: 15.
title: The Shirt Still Bloodied
pagenum: 155; label: 16.
title: Broken Bows
pagenum: 165; label: 17.
title: Subsistence: With and Without Reservations
pagenum: 175; label: 18.
title: Bitterroot and Bitter Route
pagenum: 185; label: 19.
title: Paiute Predicament
pagenum: 201; label: 20.
title: "Biggest Little War"
pagenum: 211; label: 21.
title: Prophets and Politicians
pagenum: 225; label: 22.
title: Nez Percé House: A Hiatus
pagenum: 239; label: 23.
title: Bannock-Paiutes: Embattled Tribesmen
pagenum: 249; label: 24.
title: Reserved for Indians
pagenum: 259; label: 25.
title: Epilogue: A Change of Worlds
pagenum: 271; label: Notes
title: 273; label: Bibliography
title: 279; label: Index
title: 285