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American Indians of the Pacific Northwest - Aderkas, Elizabeth Von
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The Indian tribes of the Pacific Northwest, both on the Coast and the inland Plateau, were the last to encounter white traders and settlers. When contact occured in the late 18th century the explorers and traders found two distinct cultures. The fairly recent adoption of the horse had opened the Plateau tribes to influences from the peoples of the Plains; but the tribes of the Coast presented a sharply different picture, involving rigid class hierarchies, an economy based on fishing and hunting marine animals, and frequent ...

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American Indians of the Pacific Northwest 2005, Osprey Publishing (UK), New York

ISBN-13: 9781841767413

Trade paperback