A guide to the Indian tribes of the Pacific Northwest

Title:

Author:

Ruby, Robert H.

ISBN:

9780806140247

Edition:

3rd ed. / revised and updated by Sean O'Neill.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

xliv, 415 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Series:

Civilization of the American Indian series ; v. 173.

Contents:

Ahantchuyuk -- Alsea -- Alsea Tribes of the Alsea Reservation -- Atfalati -- Bannock -- Burns Paiute Tribe -- Calapooya -- Cathlamet -- Cathlapotle -- Cayuse -- Chastacosta -- Chelamela -- Chelan -- Chepenafa -- Chetco -- Chilluckittequaw -- Chimakum -- Chinook -- Clackamas -- Clallam -- Clatskanie -- Clatsop -- Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Tribes -- Clowwewalla -- Coeur d'Alene -- Coeur d'Alene Tribe, Coeur d'Alene Reservation -- Colville -- Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation -- Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation -- Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation -- Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians -- Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community -- Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians -- Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation -- Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs -- Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation -- Coos Tribe of Indians -- Copalis -- Coquille -- Coquille Indian Tribe -- Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians -- Cowlitz -- Dakubetede -- Duwamish -- Entiat -- Flathead -- Hanis Coos -- Hoh -- Humptulips -- Jamestown S'Klallam Indian Tribe -- Kalispel -- Kalispel Tribe of Indians -- Kikiallus -- Klamath Tribes -- Klamath and Modoc Tribes and Yahooskin Band of Snake Indians -- Klickitat -- Kootenai Tribe of Idaho -- Kuitsh -- Kutenai -- Kwaiailk -- Kwalhioqua -- Latgawa -- Lower Chehalis -- Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe -- Lower Skagit -- Luckiamute -- Lummi -- Lummi Tribe of Indians -- Makah -- Methow -- Mical -- Miluk Coos -- Mitchell Bay -- Modoc -- Molala -- Muckleshoot Tribe, Muckleshoot Reservation -- Multnomah -- Naltunnetunne -- Nespelem -- Nez Perce -- Nisqually -- Nooksack -- Northern Paiute -- Ozette -- Palouse -- Pend d'Oreille -- Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe, Port Gamble Reservation -- Pshwanwapam -- Puyallup -- Queets -- Quileute -- Quinault -- Sahewamish -- Samish -- San Juan Tribe of Indians -- Sanpoil -- Santiam -- Satsop -- Sauk Suiattle -- Semiahmoo -- Senijextee -- Shasta -- Shoalwater Bay Tribe, Shoalwater Bay Reservation -- Shoshone -- Shoshone Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation -- Siletz -- Sinkaietk -- Sinkiuse -- Siuslaw -- Skilloot -- Skin -- Skokomish Tribe, Skokomish Reservation -- Skykomish -- Snohomish -- Snoqualmie -- Spokane -- Squaxin Island -- Steilacoom -- Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians -- Suquamish -- Suquamish Tribe, Port Madison Reservation -- Swallah -- Swinomish -- Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Swinomish Reservation -- Taitnapam -- Takelma -- Taltushtuntude -- Tenino -- Tillamook -- Tulalip Tribe of the Tulalip Reservation -- Tututni -- Twana -- Umatilla -- Upper Skagit -- Upper Umpqua -- Wahkiakum -- Walla Walla -- Wanapum -- Wasco -- Watlala -- Wauyukma -- Wenatchi -- Whiskah -- Willamette Valley Confederated Tribes -- Wishram -- Wynoochee -- Yakama -- Yamel -- Yaquina -- Yoncalla.

Abstract:

This third edition includes the recent economic, political, and cultural developments that affect the native communities, as well as other contemporary issues such as Indian gaming and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. All entries include information on tribal history, location, demographics, and cultural traditions.

Subject Term:

Indians of North America -- Northwest, Pacific -- Encyclopedias.

Indians of North America

Geographic Term:

Pacific Northwest

Genre:

encyclopedias.

Encyclopedias

Local Subject:

OREGON HISTORY AND CULTURE COLLECTION

Added Author:

Brown, John A. (John Arthur), 1914-2004.

Collins, Cary C., 1961-

Kinkade, M. Dale (Marvin Dale), 1933-

O'Neill, Sean, 1969-

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Summary

The Native peoples of the Pacific Northwest inhabit a vast region extending from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, and from California to British Columbia. For more than two decades, A Guide to the Indian Tribes of the Pacific Northwest has served as a standard reference on these diverse peoples. Now, in the wake of renewed tribal self-determination, this revised edition reflects the many recent political, economic, and cultural developments shaping these Native communities.

From such well-known tribes as the Nez Perces and Cayuses to lesser-known bands previously presumed "extinct," this guide offers detailed descriptions, in alphabetical order, of 150 Pacific Northwest tribes. Each entry provides information on the history, location, demographics, and cultural traditions of the particular tribe.

Among the new features offered here are an expanded selection of photographs, updated reading lists, and a revised pronunciation guide. While continuing to provide succinct histories of each tribe, the volume now also covers such contemporary--and sometimes controversial--issues as Indian gaming and NAGPRA. With its emphasis on Native voices and tribal revitalization, this new edition of the Guide to the Indian Tribes of the Pacific Northwest is certain to be a definitive reference for many years to come.

Author Notes

Robert Ruby, author of Jericho, has worked as the Baltimore Sun bureau chief in Paris & in the Middle East. He now lives in Baltimore & is an editor at the newspaper.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Summary:

Reviews (2)

Choice Review

The third edition of this guide is an important resource and contribution to Native American studies. The authors succinctly contextualize the sociocultural and political advances tribes have made since the late l970s, adding to the relevance of this guide. One of the major strengths of the third edition is the much-needed updated information on many tribes described in previous editions as "extinct." Although some entries are not as detailed as others--not a reflection on the authors but rather a result of the lack of available historical documents about some tribes--the guide does offer comprehensive entries on more established groups. Each entry features historical data on the origins of tribal names and on important treaties and highlights accomplished tribal members. Another major strength is the list of resources at the end of each entry. This is an accessible, easy to read, unbiased guide to Pacific Northwest Indian tribes. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers. G. E. Chacon University of California, Los Angeles

Library Journal Review

In this excursion into historical facts and figures about more than 150 native groups in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, the authors give a nutshell history of each group through the eyes of missionaries, explorers, and government officials. A companion volume to their Indians of the Pacific Northwest ( LJ 9/15/81), this is primarily useful for informaton on lesser-known tribes, 20th-century land-claim settlements, and the activities of today's tribal organizations. The information included goes beyond Frederick Hodge's classic Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico (1910; 1975. reprint) and John Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America ( 1952; 1968. reprint). Recommended for public libraries in the Pacific Northwest. Mary B. Davis, Museum of the American Indian Lib., Bronx, New York (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.