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Record Nr.

UNINA9910967722003321

Autore

Wellman Candace

Titolo

Interwoven Lives : Indigenous Mothers of Salish Coast Communities / / Candace Wellman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Pullman, Washington : , : Washington State University Press, , [2019]

©[2019]

ISBN

9780874223897

087422389X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 293 pages) : illustrations, maps

Disciplina

305.800979773

Soggetti

Race relations

Interracial marriage

Interracial marriage - Washington (State) - Whatcom County - History - 19th century

Salish Indians - Marriage customs and rites - Washington (State) - Whatcom County

History

Washington (State) Whatcom County

Whatcom County (Wash.) Race relations History 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- chapter 1. Jenny, defender of the people -- chapter 2. Elizabeth, daughter of the moon -- chapter 3. Mary, from the rapids -- chapter 4. Mrs. Pickett, the commander's wife.

Sommario/riassunto

"Interwoven Lives is a continuation of the Peace Weavers: Uniting the Salish Coast through Cross-Cultural Marriages. It adds four new biographies to the four published in Peace Weavers. Together the books offer a fresh look at the role indigenous women and their Euro-American husbands played in helping people of two colliding cultures live together in new communities"--