Description
Book SynopsisIn the Puget Sound region of Washington state, indigenous people and their descendants have a long history of interaction with settlers and their descendants. This title offers a comprehensive account of these interactions, from contact with traders of the 1820s to the Indian fishing rights activism of the 1970s.
Table of ContentsList of Maps
Acknowledgments
INTRODUCTION
1. FUR TRADERS AND NATIVES:
EMPOWERING ENCOUNTERS
2. SETTLERS AND INDIANS: INTERTWINED PEOPLES
3· TREATIES AND WAR:
EPHEMERAL LINES OF DEMARCATION
4. REFORMERS AND INDIANS:
RESERVATIONS ABOUT RESERVATIONS
5. INDIANS: DIALOGUES ABOUT DEFINITIONS
6. INDIANS AND THE UNITED STATES:
WARDSHIP OR FRIENDSHIP?
7. TRIBES: NEW AND OLD ORGANIZATIONS
8. TREATY FISHING RIGHTS: AN EMBLEM UNFURLED
AFTERWORD
Notes
Bibliography
Index
