Book description
Prior to the onslaught of the Europeans, the Puget Sound area was one of the most heavily populated regions north of Mexico City. The Native Americans who lived there enjoyed a bounty of seafood, waterfowl, and berries, which they expertly collected and preserved. Detailing the associated culture, technologies, and techniques,ā¦
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1 author picked Indians of the Pacific Northwest as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I grew up in the Pacific Northwest and yet knew little about theĀ variety and value of its native peoples. I found this book to be aĀ moving and compassionate telling of how white settlement impactedĀ Pacific Northwest Indians. It is also uplifting because it details howĀ a present-day tribe embraced self-determination while manifestingĀ their strong environmental values.
Deloria draws the connectionĀ between the universally held Indian respect for the earth and itsĀ creatures and the emergence of the nationās tribes as leaders of theĀ environmental restoration movement. It is a movement that has becomeĀ particularly strong and effective inā¦
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