Indigenous History of the Pacific Northwest Coast

Finishing our survey of the Northwest Coast culture zone, join me on an exploration of the region’s indigenous history. From ice age mariners to modern day fish wars, come see how the home of Microsoft and Amazon was shaped by its indigenous inhabitants.

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Sources and suggested reading:
Handbook of North American Indians Vol 7, Northwest Coast – ed. Wayne Suttles
Cedar – Hillary Stewart
Peoples of the Northwest Coast: Their Archaeology and Prehistory – Kenneth Ames and Herbert Maschner
American Indian Religious Traditions: An Encyclopedia – Dennis Kelley and Suzanne Crawford
Indians of the North Pacific Coast – ed Tom McFeat
My notes from college

2 great websites for info on Oregon indigenous history:
ndnhistoryresearch.com
oregonencyclopedia.org

Link to Ancient America’s video about Moncacht-Apé:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74vX1Hj7gYE&t=62s

MMIWG resources:
National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center – https://www.niwrc.org/
Native Women’s Collective – https://www.nativewomenscollective.org/
Rising Hearts – https://www.risinghearts.org/
Sovereign Bodies Institute – https://www.sovereign-bodies.org/
Urban Indian Health Institute – https://www.uihi.org/projects/our-bodies-our-stories/
Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women – https://www.csvanw.org/mmiw/

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:27 Archaeology
02:15 Ozette Archaeological Site
03:39 Trade Networks
04:38 European Contact and the Fur Trade
07:35 Tactics of Colonization
10:24 Efforts at Peace
11:57 Colonization of Oregon
15:46 Colonization of Washington
18:01 Colonization of British Columbia
20:10 Colonization of Alaska
21:00 Allotment and Assimilation
22:47 The Indian Shaker Church
28:16 Termination
29:44 The Fish Wars
30:31 Oliphant v Suquamish
34:23 The ’99 Makah Whale Hunt
35:48 Canoe Journey
37:54 Conclusion

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