03459nam 2200685 a 450 991046001830332120220208180523.01-4696-0397-70-8078-9831-7(CKB)2670000000037583(EBL)565709(OCoLC)658204145(SSID)ssj0000424639(PQKBManifestationID)11306081(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000424639(PQKBWorkID)10476119(PQKB)10877281(StDuBDS)EDZ0000246774(MiAaPQ)EBC565709(MdBmJHUP)muse23553(Au-PeEL)EBL565709(CaPaEBR)ebr10405066(CaONFJC)MIL930383(EXLCZ)99267000000003758320091125d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOregon and the collapse of Illahee[electronic resource] U.S. empire and the transformation of an indigenous world, 1792-1859 /Gray H. WhaleyChapel Hill University of North Carolina Pressc20101 online resource (316 p.)First peoples: new directions in indigenous studiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8078-7109-5 0-8078-3367-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction : historical constructions of Oregon and Illahee -- So many little sovereignties, 1792-1822 -- Disastrous times we had : expansions and epidemic, 1821-1834 -- A vital experimental religion : the Methodist mission colony of lower Oregon, 1834-1844 -- Trophies for God : from mission colony to American colony, 1840-1845 -- The colonization of Illahee, 1843-1851 -- Polaklie Illahee (land of darkness) : identity and genocidal culture in Oregon -- Extermination and empire: money, politics, and the Oregon wars, 1855-1856 -- Conclusion : Illahee, "Indian colonies", and the paternalist state.Modern western Oregon was a crucial site of imperial competition in North America during the formative decades of the United States. In this book, Gray Whaley examines relations among newcomers and between newcomers and Native peoples--focusing on political sovereignty, religion, trade, sexuality, and the land--from initial encounters to Oregon's statehood. He emphasizes Native perspectives, using the Chinook word Illahee (homeland) to refer to the indigenous world he examines. Whaley argues that the process of Oregon's founding is best understood as a contest between the BritisFirst peoples (2010)Indians of North AmericaOregonHistoryIndians of North AmericaGovernment relations1789-1869Indians, Treatment ofOregonHistoryWhite peopleOregonRelations with IndiansOregonRace relationsElectronic books.Indians of North AmericaHistory.Indians of North AmericaGovernment relationsIndians, Treatment ofHistory.White peopleRelations with Indians.979.5004/97Whaley Gray H1029192MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460018303321Oregon and the collapse of Illahee2445468UNINA