Across the shaman's river : John Muir, the Tlingit stronghold, and the opening of the north /

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"Across the Shaman's River is the story of one of Alaska's last Native American strongholds, a Tlingit community closed off for a century until a fateful encounter between a shaman, a preacher, and John Muir. Tucked in the corner of southeast Alaska, the Tlingits had successfully ward...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Henry, Daniel Lee (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, 2017.
Subjects:
Muir, John, > 1838-1914 > Travel > Alaska > Lynn Canal Region.
Muir, John, > 1838-1914 > Diaries.
Muir, John, > 1838-1914.
1800-1899
Tlingit Indians > Alaska > Lynn Canal Region > History > 19th century.
Tlingit Indians > Cultural assimilation > Alaska > Lynn Canal Region > History > 19th century.
Tlingit Indians > Missions > Alaska > Lynn Canal Region > History > 19th century.
Naturalists > Alaska > Lynn Canal Region > History > 19th century.
Shamans > Alaska > Lynn Canal Region > History > 19th century.
Missionaries > Alaska > Lynn Canal Region > History > 19th century.
1800-1899.
HISTORY > Native American.
Ethnic relations.
Missionaries.
Naturalists.
Shamans.
Tlingit Indians.
Tlingit Indians > Cultural assimilation.
Tlingit Indians > Missions.
Travel.
Lynn Canal Region (Alaska) > Ethnic relations > History > 19th century.
Lynn Canal Region (Alaska) > Description and travel.
Pacific Ocean > Lynn Canal (Gulf of Alaska)
Diaries.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro: To Tell the Story
  • Prologue: Beacon
  • Part One. Jil'kaat Aani
  • Sojourners
  • Power Plays
  • Moving Heaven and Earth in Klukwan
  • Eagles in the Heart
  • Part Two. Dleit Aan'kaawu
  • True Believers
  • Crossed Paths
  • Unbecoming Indians
  • To'watte's Canoe
  • Brotherhood
  • Wilder Than
  • Trampling the Shaman
  • Epilogue: The Wild Line.

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