American Indians of the Pacific Northwest
by Aderkas, Elizabeth Von; Hook, ChristaFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-05-08
Publisher(s): Osprey Publishing
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Summary
The Indian tribes of the Pacific Northwest, both on the Coast and the inland Plateau, were the last to encounter white traders and settlers. When contact occured in the late 18th century the explorers and traders found two distinct cultures. The fairly recent adoption of the horse had opened the Plateau tribes to influences from the peoples of the Plains; but the tribes of the Coast presented a sharply different picture, involving rigid class hierarchies, an economy based on fishing and hunting marine animals, and frequent intertribal warfare which involved slave raiding and head hunting. This fascinating text describes the ways of life, in peace and war, of the coastal and inland peoples of this region.
Author Biography
Elizabeth von Aderkas grew up in Trinidad and England. She received her BA from University of Manchester. A freelance writer and past contributor to Osprey Military Journal, she now lives with her husband and children in Victoria, British Columbia.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 3 |
| The Coast and the Plateau before white contact - the horse reaches the Plateau - cultural divergence | |
| Social organization and ceremonial - intertribal warfare and the impact of firearms - disease, and subjugation | |
| Tribes of the Northwest Coast | p. 5 |
| Northern Coastal tribes: Eyak, Tlingit, Tsimshian, Haida, Bella Coola, Haisla, Heiltsuk, Bella Bella, Ooweekeno, Kwakiutl | |
| Central Coastal tribes: Nootka, North Coat Salish, Central Coast Salish, Makah | |
| Southern Coastal tribes: Southern Coast Salish, Kwalhioqua, Chinookans, Clatskanie, Tillamook, Alseans, Kalapuyans, Siuslawans, Coosans, Athapaskans | |
| Tribes of the Plateau | p. 7 |
| Tribes of the Salish country: Kootenai, Flathead, Pend d'Oreille, Shushwap, Lillooet, Thompson, Nicola, Okanagan, Lakes, Colville, Kalispel, Wenatchee, Chelan, Sanpoil | |
| Tribes of the Columbia River: Nez Perce, Coeur d'Alene, Cayuse, Umatilla, Walla Walla, Palouse, Warm Springs/Tenino, Yakima, Wasco Wishram | |
| Southern tribes: Molala, Klamath, Modoc | |
| Chronology | p. 10 |
| Clothing, Housing & Canoes | p. 11 |
| Clothing: the Coast - the Plateau | |
| Housing: the Coast - the Plateau | |
| Canoes | |
| Hunting, Fishing & Trade | p. 15 |
| The Plateau: hunting - fishing | |
| The Coast: hunting and fishing | |
| Trade: the Plateau - the Coast | |
| Religion & Ceremonial Life | p. 19 |
| The Plateau - the Coast | |
| The Potlatch | |
| Warfare | p. 24 |
| The Coast | |
| The Plateau | |
| American Indian Wars | p. 36 |
| Cayuse War, 1847 - Yakima War, 1855-56 - Nisqually War, 1855-56 - Coeur d'Alene War, 1858 - Modoc War, 1872-73 - Nez Perce War, 1877 | |
| Select Bibliography | p. 44 |
| The Plates | p. 44 |
| Index | p. 48 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
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