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Book Synopsis
In 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 Contents
List 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

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 9/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780520226852, 978-0520226852
      ISBN10: 0520226852

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In 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 Contents
      List 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

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