Native Americans of the Pacific Coast

Native Americans of the Pacific Coast

Author: Vinson Brown

Publisher: Happy Camp, Calif. : Naturegraph

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13:

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Describes the Native American tribes that inhabited the Pacific coast of North America from 1500 to 1700 including the Tlingit, Coast Salish and Chinook, the Pomo and other natives of Central California, and more.


Indians of the North Pacific Coast

Indians of the North Pacific Coast

Author: Tom McFeat

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9780886290580

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An introduction to the area. The Indian tribes of the North Pacific Coast / Franz Boas -- Primary forms of material culture : living and eating / John R. Jewitt -- Boatmanship / Gilbert Malcolm Sproat -- Nootka whaling / Philip Drucker -- Social organization. The social organization of the west coast tribes / Edward Sapir -- Social organization of the Haida / John R. Swanton -- The ancestral family of the Bella Coola / T.F. McIlwraith -- The potlatch. The potlatch / Franz Boas -- The nature of the potlatch / H.G. Barnett -- Fighting with property / Helen Codere -- Some variations on the potlatch / Philip Drucker -- Black market in prerogatives among the northern Kwakiutl / Ronald L. Olson -- Git-la'n Chief's potlatch / Viola Garfield -- Daniel Cranmer's potlatch / Helen Codere -- Lagius gives me a copper / Clellan S. Ford -- Rank and class: viewpoints. Rank, wealth, and kinship in Northwest Coast society / Philip Drucker -- Kwakiutl society : rank without class / Helen Codere -- Boas and the neglect of commoners / Verne F. Ray, Robert H. Lowie -- Private knowledge, morality, and social classes among the Coast Salish / Wayne Suttles -- Ceremonialism. The winter ceremonial / Franz Boas -- Charlie Nowell recalls the winter ceremonies / Clellan S. Ford -- Deviance and normality. Crime and punishment in Tlingit society / Kalervo Oberg -- The patterns of the culture / Philip Drucker -- The amiable side of Kwakiutl life : the potlatch and the play potlatch / Helen Codere -- The amiable side of Patterns of culture / Victor Barnouw -- Appendix. Culture element distributions / Philip Drucker.


If You Lived with the Indians of the Northwest Coast

If You Lived with the Indians of the Northwest Coast

Author: Anne Kamma

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 63

ISBN-13: 9780439260770

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An addition to a popular history series presents a child's eye view of the Native American cultures of America's northern Pacific coast, showing their housing, clothing, social structure, religious customs, occupations, and more. Original.


Northwest Coast Indian Art

Northwest Coast Indian Art

Author: Bill Holm

Publisher: University of Washington Press

Published: 2014-12-01

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 0295999500

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The 50th anniversary edition of this classic work on the art of Northwest Coast Indians now offers color illustrations for a new generation of readers along with reflections from contemporary Northwest Coast artists about the impact of this book. The masterworks of Northwest Coast Native artists are admired today as among the great achievements of the world’s artists. The painted and carved wooden screens, chests and boxes, rattles, crest hats, and other artworks display the complex and sophisticated northern Northwest Coast style of art that is the visual language used to illustrate inherited crests and tell family stories. In the 1950s Bill Holm, a graduate student of Dr. Erna Gunther, former Director of the Burke Museum, began a systematic study of northern Northwest Coast art. In 1965, after studying hundreds of bentwood boxes and chests, he published Northwest Coast Indian Art: An Analysis of Form. This book is a foundational reference on northern Northwest Coast Native art. Through his careful studies, Bill Holm described this visual language using new terminology that has become part of the established vocabulary that allows us to talk about works like these and understand changes in style both through time and between individual artists’ styles. Holm examines how these pieces, although varied in origin, material, size, and purpose, are related to a surprising degree in the organization and form of their two-dimensional surface decoration. The author presents an incisive analysis of the use of color, line, and texture; the organization of space; and such typical forms as ovoids, eyelids, U forms, and hands and feet. The evidence upon which he bases his conclusions constitutes a repository of valuable information for all succeeding researchers in the field. Replaces ISBN 9780295951027


Among the An-Ko-Me-Nums Or Flathead Tribes of Indians of the Pacific Coast

Among the An-Ko-Me-Nums Or Flathead Tribes of Indians of the Pacific Coast

Author: Thomas Crosby

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781019661352

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A firsthand account of the author's experiences living among the An-ko-me-nums, a Native American tribe in the Pacific Northwest. Crosby shares insights into their customs, beliefs, and way of life, as well as his efforts to spread the Christian gospel among them. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.


A Guide to the Indian Tribes of the Pacific Northwest

A Guide to the Indian Tribes of the Pacific Northwest

Author: Robert H. Ruby

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Published: 2013-02-27

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13: 0806189509

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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.


Red Shadows

Red Shadows

Author: Dan Georgakas

Publisher:

Published: 1973

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 9780385068895

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The story of the American Indians in the western United States, describing cultural patterns of the various tribes and focusing on the effects of the conflict between the Indians and the white society.


Indians of the Pacific Northwest

Indians of the Pacific Northwest

Author: Vine Deloria, Jr.

Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing

Published: 2016-07-06

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 1555917658

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The Pacific Northwest was one of the most populated and prosperous regions for Native Americans before the coming of the white man. By the mid-1800s, measles and smallpox decimated the Indian population, and the remaining tribes were forced to give up their ancestral lands. Vine Deloria Jr. tells the story of these tribes’ fight for survival, one that continues today.


Among the An-ko-me-nums, or Flathead Tribes of Indians of the Pacific Coast

Among the An-ko-me-nums, or Flathead Tribes of Indians of the Pacific Coast

Author: Thomas Crosby

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2023-11-01

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13:

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Thomas Crosby's work 'Among the An-ko-me-nums, or Flathead Tribes of Indians of the Pacific Coast' is a comprehensive account of his experiences living amongst and studying the Native American tribes of the Pacific Northwest. Written in a detailed and observant style, the book provides valuable insights into the customs, traditions, and daily lives of the An-ko-me-nums, also known as the Flathead tribes. Crosby's descriptions of their social structures, religious beliefs, and interactions with European settlers are both enlightening and thought-provoking, offering a unique perspective on Native American culture during the 19th century. The book's scholarly tone and meticulous attention to detail make it a valuable resource for anyone interested in Native American history and anthropology. Thomas Crosby's background as a missionary to the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Coast undoubtedly influenced his decision to write this book. His firsthand experiences with the An-ko-me-nums provided him with a deep understanding of their way of life and a desire to share their story with a wider audience. I highly recommend 'Among the An-ko-me-nums' to readers who are passionate about Native American studies, as it offers a rare and invaluable glimpse into a fascinating and often overlooked aspect of American history.


The Coming of the Spirit of Pestilence

The Coming of the Spirit of Pestilence

Author: Robert Thomas Boyd

Publisher: University of Washington Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 9780295978376

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In the late 1700s, when Euro-Americans began to visit the Northwest Coast, they reported the presence of vigorous, diverse cultures--among them the Tlingit, Haida, Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl), Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka), Coast Salish, and Chinookans--with a population conservatively estimated at over 180,000. A century later only about 35,000 were left. The change was brought about by the introduction of diseases that had originated in the Eastern Hemisphere, such as smallpox, malaria, measles, and influenza. The Coming of the Spirit of Pestilence examines the introduction of infectious diseases among the Indians of the Northwest Coast culture area (present-day Oregon and Washington west of the Cascade Mountains, British Columbia west of the Coast Range, and southeast Alaska) in the first century of contact and the effects of these new diseases on Native American population size, structure, interactions, and viability. The emphasis is on epidemic diseases and specific epidemic episodes. In most parts of the Americas, disease transfer and depopulation occurred early and are poorly documented. Because of the lateness of Euro-American contact in the Pacific Northwest, however, records are relatively complete, and it is possible to reconstruct in some detail the processes of disease transfer and the progress of specific epidemics, compute their demographic impact, and discern connections between these processes and culture change. Boyd provides a thorough compilation, analysis, and comparison of information gleaned from many published and archival sources, both Euro-American (trading-company, mission, and doctors' records; ships' logs; diaries; and Hudson's Bay Company and government censuses) and Native American (oral traditions and informant testimony). The many quotations from contemporary sources underscore the magnitude of the human suffering. The Coming of the Spirit of Pestilence is a definitive study of introduced diseases in the Pacific Northwest. For more information on the author go to http: //roberttboyd.com/