Oregon and the Collapse of Illahee : U.S. Empire and the Transformation of an Indigenous World, 1792-1859 /

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Modern western Oregon was a crucial site of imperial competition in North America during the formative decades of the United States. In this book, Gray Whaley examines relations among newcomers and between newcomers and Native peoples--focusing on political sovereignty, religion, trade, sexuality, a...

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Autor principal: Whaley, Gray H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2010.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
White people > Relations with Indians.
Race relations
Indians, Treatment of
Indians of North America > Government relations
Indians of North America
Indiens d'Amerique > Oregon > Histoire.
Indiens d'Amerique > États-Unis > Relations avec l'État > 1789-1869.
Indians of North America > Oregon > History.
Indians of North America > Government relations > 1789-1869.
Indians, Treatment of > Oregon > History.
White people > Oregon > Relations with Indians.
Oregon
Oregon > Relations raciales.
Oregon > Race relations.
History
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : historical constructions of Oregon and Illahee
  • So many little sovereignties, 1792-1822
  • Disastrous times we had : expansions and epidemic, 1821-1834
  • A vital experimental religion : the Methodist mission colony of lower Oregon, 1834-1844
  • Trophies for God : from mission colony to American colony, 1840-1845
  • The colonization of Illahee, 1843-1851
  • Polaklie Illahee (land of darkness) : identity and genocidal culture in Oregon
  • Extermination and empire: money, politics, and the Oregon wars, 1855-1856
  • Conclusion : Illahee, "Indian colonies", and the paternalist state.

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