The sea is my country : the maritime world of the Makahs, an indigenous borderlands people /

"For the Makahs, a tribal nation at the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States, a deep relationship with the sea is the locus of personal and group identity. Unlike most other indigenous tribes whose lives are tied to lands, the Makah people have long placed marine space at the...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Reid, Joshua L. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2015]
Series:Henry Roe Cloud series on American Indians and modernity.
Subjects:
Makah Indians.
Maritime boundaries.
Maritime anthropology > Northwest, Pacific.
Makah.
Frontières maritimes.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Makah Indians
Maritime anthropology
Maritime boundaries
Pacific Northwest
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1 "The Power of Wickaninnish Ends Here"
  • 2 Inveterate Wars and Petty Pilferings
  • 3 "Depending on the Success or Good-Will of the Natives
  • 4 "I Want the Sea
  • 5 "An Anomaly in the Indian Service"
  • 6 "Everything Is Played Out Here"
  • Conclusion.

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