Oregon and the collapse of Illahee : U.S. empire and the transformation of an indigenous world, 1792-1859
Texte imprimé
- Auteurs : Whaley Gray H. ;
- Editeurs : Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina Press ;
- Date d'édition : Cop. 2010
- ISBN : 978-0-8078-3367-4, 0-8078-3367-3, 978-0-8078-7109-6, 0-8078-7109-5
- Sujets : Indiens d'Amérique -- Histoire -- États-Unis -- Oregon (États-Unis), Indiens d'Amérique
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xi-303 p.), : Ill., cartes, 24 cm
- Pays de publication : États-Unis
- Collection (notice d'ensemble) : First peoples, : New directions in indigenous studies.
Notes
Bibliogr. p. 277-296. Index
Résumé
Modern western Oregon was a crucial site of imperial competition in North America during the formative decades of the United States. Whaley examines relations among newcomers and between newcomers and Native peoples--focusing on political sovereignty, religion, trade, sexuality, and the land--from initial encounters to Oregon's statehood. He argues that the process of Oregon's founding is best understood as a contest between the British empire and a nascent American one, with Oregon's Native people and their lands at the heart of the conflict