The People Are Dancing Again
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This remarkable account, written by Charles Wilkinson, one of the nation's most respected experts in tribal law and history, is rich in the Indian voice and grounded in extensive research that includes oral tradition and personal interviews. The history of the Siletz is in many ways the history of all Indian tribes in America: a story of heartache, perseverance, survival, and revival. It began in a resourcerich homeland thousands of years ago and today finds a vibrant, modern community with a deeply held commitment to tradition.
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Charles Wilkinson is Distinguished University Professor and Moses Lasky Professor of Law, University of Colorado Law School. He is the author of many books, including Messages from Frank's Landing: A Story of Salmon, Treaties, and the Indian Way and Blood Struggle: The Rise of Modern Indian Nations.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- List of Maps
- Preface
- Introduction: Table Rocks, 2003
- Part One: The Long Aboriginal Existence
- 1. Village Societies Inlaid in the Land
- 2. Landscapes That Fed Their People
- Part Two: War and Removal
- 3. Intruders on the Land
- 4. Gold Fever
- 5. Table Rocks, 1853
- 6. The Rogue River War
- 7. The Coast Reservation
- 8. Trails of Tears
- Part Three: The Reservation Years
- 9. Survival in a New Land
- 10. Losing the Land
- 11. Change and Perseverance
- 12. Struggles to Make the White Man's Laws Fit
- 13. Termination
- Part Four: The Modern Era
- 14. Restoration
- 15. Rebuilding Sovereignty
- 16. Cultural Revival
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- About the Author
