Oregon Indians : voices from two centuries

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ISBN:

9780870710889

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

Corvallis, Or. : Oregon State University Press, 2006.

Physical Description:

xv, 583 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm

Series:

Northwest readers.

Contents:

1. Encounters -- 2. Treaties and warfare -- 3. Removals and reservations -- 4. Walking the "white man's road" -- 5. Prospects of a new deal -- 6. The disastrous policy of termination -- 7. Restoration of hope.

Abstract:

"In this volume, Stephen Dow Beckham brings together for the first time commentary by Native Americans about the events affecting their lives in Oregon. This remarkable collection strives to let Oregon Indians tell their own story and, in so doing, gives fuller voice and greater clarity to Oregon's complex past. The book's seven thematic sections are arranged chronologically and prefaced with introductory essays that provide the context of Indian relations with Euro-Americans and tightening federal policy. Each of the nearly seventy documents has a brief introduction that identifies the event and the speakers involved. Most of the book's selections are little known

Few have been previously published, including treaty council minutes, court and congressional testimonies, letters, and passages from travelers' journals."--Jacket

Subject Term:

Indians of North America -- Oregon -- History -- Sources.

Indians of North America -- First contact with other peoples -- Oregon.

Indians, Treatment of -- Oregon -- History -- Sources.

White people -- Oregon -- Relations with Indians.

Discoveries in geography. (OCoLC)fst00894950

Indians of North America. (OCoLC)fst00969633

Indians of North America -- First contact with other peoples. (OCoLC)fst00969743

Indians, Treatment of. (OCoLC)fst00970120

White people -- Relations with Indians. (OCoLC)fst01174826

Geographic Term:

Oregon -- Discovery and exploration.

Oregon -- History -- Sources.

Oregon.

Genre:

History.

Sources.

Local Subject:

OREGON HISTORY AND CULTURE COLLECTION

DEWEY OREDOCS

Added Author:

Beckham, Stephen Dow.

Other Format:

Online version: Oregon Indians. 1st ed. Corvallis, Or. : Oregon State University Press, 2006 (OCoLC)607869983

Online version: Oregon Indians. 1st ed. Corvallis, Or. : Oregon State University Press, 2006 (OCoLC)609132772

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From first encounters in the late eighteenth century to modern tribal economies, this rich documentary history charts the major trends shaping the lives of Oregon Indians and how those Indians perceived their changing world.

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Few have been previously published, including treaty council minutes, court and congressional testimonies, letters, and passages from travelers' journals."--Jacket

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Ethnohistorians who explore the archival record of formative encounters between European Americans and Indians are struck by the wealth of information contained there. Rarely published, these accounts include observations by explorers and government officials, as well as speeches made and testimony given by Indians. Ethnographic field journals from the early 20th century also often include keen observations by Indian informants and coresearchers. These discourses lend a critical perspective on, if not corrective to, the historical record. Yet voices of indigenous peoples are rarely published or cited in texts used in classrooms. Beckham (history, Lewis and Clark Univ.; Requiem for a People: The Rogue Indians and the Frontiersmen, 1971) offers a compendium of materials from dozens of neglected sources and includes many first-person Indian narratives. Each thematic selection is contextualized by a useful preface. Beckham's work may encourage other ethnohistorians to assemble and publish similar accounts gleaned from their own research, and thus enrich Americans' appreciation of the indigenous peoples' experience in the Northwest Territory in the face of a growing hegemonic US presence. ^BSumming Up: Highly recommended. All levels/libraries. L. De Danaan emerita, Evergreen State College

Sophie KlickitatCharles CulteeSilas SmithRobert HaswellMaritime ExplorersSilas SmithWilliam ClarkRobert StuartGustavus HinesJames DouglasRiley RootElijah WhiteGeorge RiddlePeter UmpquaWillamette Valley Treaty CommissionFrederick M. SmithJohn AdamsJohn BeesonEnoch Steen and Andrew J. SmithDave HillSarah WinnemuccaJeff C. RiddleSarah WinnemuccaChief JosephAlfred MeachamPaul SchumacherRobert C. Clark and Robert H. Down and George V. BlueTommy Thompson and Isaac McKinleyGilbert Minthorn and George Red Hawk and James Kash KashGriffin JohnEmil R. PetersonHoward BarrettSister Francella Mary GriggsMerle HolmesJoe CoburnBill BrainardForrest L. MeuretMark O. Hatfield and Leslie MinthornDennis J. WhittleseyAntonin ScaliaSusan Crispen ShafferArmand Minthorn and Don Sampson

Introduction	p. IX
Acknowledgments	p. XIII
Editorial Methodology	p. XVII
1 Encounters
"A Prophecy of the Coming of the Whites"	p. 7
First Ship Seen by the Clatsop	p. 9
Treasure of Echanie (Neahkanhie) Mountain	p. 12
"There Came Along Side Two Indion Canoes," 1788	p. 18
"Shi-lahsri, Shi-lahsri," ["My Friends, My Friends"]: Encounters at Sea, 1792	p. 29
Salmon in the Columbia River	p. 37
The Cascades Chinookans, 1805	p. 39
"They Possess Their Present Lands and Situation From Time Immemorial," 1811	p. 43
Like God and Moses: Laws For the Cayuse, 1843	p. 52
The Tragedy at Waiilatpu, 1847	p. 60
Proceedings to Resolve the Cayuse War, 1848	p. 67
The Indians of Oregon: Customs, Habits and Character, 1848	p. 82
Tender Ties: Indian Wives and Fur Trading Husbands, 1850	p. 87
Lifeways of the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua, 1851	p. 91
2 Treaties and Warfare
Veteran of the Mexican War	p. 108
"To the Gallows," Trial and Punishment of the Cayuse, 1850	p. 110
"We Do Not Want Any Other Piece of Land," 1851	p. 116
Supreme Court of Oregon Territory, The Case of Indian Tom, 1853	p. 126
"A Massacre Too Inhumane to Be Readily Believed," 1854	p. 131
"Utmost Good Faith": Walla Walla Treaty Council, 1855	p. 141
"Awful Hard Time When I'm Baby," 1855	p. 151
A Plea for the Indians of Oregon, 1856-57	p. 156
Encounters With the Northern Paiute, 1860	p. 172
Imprisonment at Alcatraz: Chief John of the Rogue Rivers	p. 183
The Hanging of Klamath Chief George, 1863	p. 189
Treaties with the Tribes of Middle Oregon, 1855-65, and with the Klamath, Modoc, and Yahooskin Band of Snakes, 1865	p. 200
3 Removals and Reservations
The Takelmans' Trail of Tears, 1856	p. 225
"My People Are All Dying," 1857	p. 234
"We Do Not Want to Be Slaves": Lament of the Siletz Chiefs, 1862	p. 241
Natchez, The Great White Father Gave and He Took, 1871	p. 245
"I Did Not Want to Kill Them": Proceedings of a Military Commission, 1873	p. 249
Council Held with the Indians of the Alsea Sub-Agency, Yachats, Oregon, 1875	p. 259
"Some Men Say They Are Our Friends," 1875	p. 271
"A Notorious Liar and Malicious Schemer," 1880	p. 276
The Indian History of the Modoc War, 1914	p. 282
4 Walking the "White Man's Road"
"Natural Oratory": Allen David, Klamath Chief, 1869	p. 300
"It Was the Indians' Money": Problems at Grand Ronde, 1869	p. 303
"An Educated Paiute Woman," 1870	p. 311
"Many Things Were Promised," 1871	p. 318
"I Will Speak With a Straight Tongue"	p. 330
Treaty Rights: Umatilla Reservation, 1874	p. 342
Silent Testimony: Middens of the Southwestern Oregon Coast, 1873	p. 348
Textbook Treatment, 1925	p. 359
5 Prospects of A New Deal
The Indian New Deal: Chemawa Hearings, 1934	p. 377
Voices From Siletz: Wrestling with the Future, 1934	p. 384
"We Do Not Know Where We Stand": Concerns from Warm Springs, 1934	p. 393
Celilo: Fishery and Trade Depot of the Northwest, 1942	p. 401
Usual and Accustomed Grounds and Stations, 1942	p. 416
"On the Altar of My Country"	p. 423
George Bundy Wasson: Indian Rights Advocate	p. 424
6 The Disastrous Policy of Termination
Termination: Quick Route to Oblivion, 1954	p. 438
Lifting the Prohibition On Inter-Racial Marriage, 1955	p. 447
No Rights of Sovereignty Were Surrendered, 1956	p. 449
The Case for Education of Indian Children, 1976	p. 458
Termination Impacts on the Grand Ronde Community, 1976	p. 464
Consequences of Termination: the Klamath Tribe, 1976	p. 469
"What Were We to Do When We Were Terminated?"	p. 474
7 Restoration of Hope
"The Indian Never Has Been a Conservationist," 1976	p. 488
Kimball v. Callahan: A Landmark Court Ruling, 1976-79	p. 492
Legacy of Allotment: A Nightmare of Heirship Interests, 1977	p. 506
Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, Lands Worth Only 2 1/3 Cents Per Acre, 1979	p. 519
The Importance of Congressional Leadership, 1983	p. 531
Sacramental Use of Peyote: A Matter Before the Courts	p. 533
"A Better Day for Our People," 1996-97	p. 548
Ancient One: Kennewick Man	p. 554
Bibliography	p. 561
Index	p. 563

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