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Author:

Wilkinson, Charles F., 1941-

Title:

The people are dancing again : the history of the Siletz tribe of western Oregon / Charles Wilkinson.

Publisher:

University of Washington Press,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

xvi, 564 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.

Subject:

Siletz Indians--History.
Siletz Indians--Government relations.
Siletz Indians--Politics and government.
Indians of North America--Oregon--History.
Indians of North America--Oregon--Government relations.
Indians of North America--Oregon--Politics and government.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

pt. 1. The long aboriginal existence. Village societies inlaid in the land ; Landscapes that fed their people -- pt. 2. War and removal. Intruders on the land ; Gold fever ; Table rocks, 1853 ; The Rogue River war ; The coast reservation ; Trails of tears -- pt. 3. The reservation years. Survival in a new land ; Losing the land ; Change and perseverance ; Struggles to make the white man's laws fit ; Termination -- pt. 4. The modern era. Restoration ; Rebuilding sovereignty ; Cultural revival.

ISBN:

029599066X (hardback : acid-free paper)
9780295990668 (hardback : acid-free paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)613433424

LCCN:

2010022917

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)