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Indians of the Pacific Northwest : a history / Robert H. Ruby and John A. Brown ; with a foreword by Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.

Summary:

NORTHWEST.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0806117311
  • ISBN: 9780806117317
  • ISBN: 0806121130
  • ISBN: 9780806121130
  • Physical Description: 294 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, ©1981.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-283) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Contact by sea -- Contact by land -- Furs and furies -- Natives and Nor'Westers -- Tribes, traps, and troubles -- Barter with the "bay" -- Strange new thing -- Black-robe medicine -- American settlers and unsettled Indians -- Blood in the rye grass -- Ravage on the rogue -- Narrowing circles -- Treaties or treatment? -- Tempest unleashed -- Shirt still bloodied -- Broken bows -- Subsistence-with and without reservations -- Bitterroot and bitter route -- Paiute predicament -- "Biggest little war" -- Prophets and politicians -- Nez Perce house-a hiatus -- Bannock-Paiutes-embattled tribesmen -- Reserved for Indians -- Epilogue-change of worlds.
Subject:
Indians of North America > Northwest, Pacific > History.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.

Other Formats and Editions

English (2)
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library E 78 .N77 R83 1981 285063 Stacks Reshelving -

Foreword. viii
Preface. ix
01.. Contact by Sea3
02.. Contact by Land13
03.. Furs and Furies27
04.. Natives and Nor'Westers37
05.. Tribes, Traps, and Troubles47
06.. Barter with the "Bay"57
07.. A Strange New Thing67
08.. Black-robe Medicine81
09.. American Settlers and Unsettled Indians93
10.. Blood in the Rye Grass101
11.. Ravage on the Rogue107
12.. Narrowing Circles123
13.. Treaties or Treatment?131
14.. The Tempest Unleashed145
15.. The Shirt Still Bloodied155
16.. Broken Bows165
17.. Subsistence: With and Without Reservations175
18.. Bitterroot and Bitter Route185
19.. Paiute Predicament201
20.. "Biggest Little War"211
21.. Prophets and Politicians225
22.. Nez Percé House: A Hiatus239
23.. Bannock-Paiutes: Embattled Tribesmen249
24.. Reserved for Indians259
25.. Epilogue: A Change of Worlds271
Notes. 273
Bibliography. 279
Index. 285