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Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press The seven years from 1853 to 1859 are probably more important to the Pacific Northwest than any period of its recorded history. It was in the 1850s that officials began carving the Oregon Territory into the states. It was the period when most Native American tribes signed treaties that were supposed to protect their future. It was also when the natives of the region learned that no matter what the treaties promised, they would have little control over their destiny. So they fought a hopeless battle to preserve their way of life. Both settlers and Natives Americans believed they were God's chosen people. With hindsight, we can see with clarity the injustices done. But neither side can claim purity of action. Atrocities were committed by both. For almost every major tribe of the Northwest, the 1850s marked the end of their way of life. This is the story of how cultures clashed. This is the story of one corner of our country, and how its history shapes its course today. … (más)
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The great political conflicts of the Pacific Northwest in the 21st century have their roots in the 18th century.
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However, even without racism there still would have been a fight as the whites moved to displace the Indians. The whites wanted what the Indians had.
Even for the Rogue River tribes, fighting was not a real option. Not counting women and children killed, the Indian warriors suffered a thirty-two percent fatality rate in the combat just concluded, and probably a similarly high number of injured, a total casualty rate well over fifty-percent. This choice for the Indians was unsustainable.
A Cayuse chief, Tum-neh-how-lish, told the governor, "Why are you talking to us? I have a head to think, a heart to feel, and breath in my body; I am equal to you. For that reason, as we are equal, I do not know why you are to tell me what to do."
The seven years of 1853-1859 are more important to the Pacific Northwest than any other seven years of its recorded history. The 1850s started carving the Oregon Territory into the states that were ultimately created. It was the period when most Indian tribes signed treaties defining who they would become, and how they live with their white neighbors...For almost every major tribe of the Northwest, these seven years marked the end of their way of life. ...With hindsight, we can see with clarity the injustices done. While one side suffered greater injustice, neither side can claim purity of action. Innocents were killed by both sides. Atrocities were not limited to one race nor was hatred solely sown by one side. We must study our history if we are to understand how our history directs our future, for these issues are still very much alive. Perhaps the issues within the treaties are most alive to the citizens of the Pacific Northwest today, but the larger truth, how we live with each other is a question that we must resolve, no matter what part of the country we reside in, or of what era we are a part. Every section of our country has treaties and treachery. This is the story of one corner of our country, and how its history shapes its course today.
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Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press The seven years from 1853 to 1859 are probably more important to the Pacific Northwest than any period of its recorded history. It was in the 1850s that officials began carving the Oregon Territory into the states. It was the period when most Native American tribes signed treaties that were supposed to protect their future. It was also when the natives of the region learned that no matter what the treaties promised, they would have little control over their destiny. So they fought a hopeless battle to preserve their way of life. Both settlers and Natives Americans believed they were God's chosen people. With hindsight, we can see with clarity the injustices done. But neither side can claim purity of action. Atrocities were committed by both. For almost every major tribe of the Northwest, the 1850s marked the end of their way of life. This is the story of how cultures clashed. This is the story of one corner of our country, and how its history shapes its course today.
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