03444nam 2200697 a 450 991081418050332120200520144314.0979-88-9313-294-61-4696-0397-70-8078-9831-7(CKB)2670000000037583(EBL)565709(OCoLC)658204145(SSID)ssj0000424639(PQKBManifestationID)11306081(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000424639(PQKBWorkID)10476119(PQKB)10877281(StDuBDS)EDZ0000246774(MdBmJHUP)muse23553(Au-PeEL)EBL565709(CaPaEBR)ebr10405066(CaONFJC)MIL930383(MiAaPQ)EBC565709(EXLCZ)99267000000003758320091125d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOregon and the collapse of Illahee U.S. empire and the transformation of an indigenous world, 1792-1859 /Gray H. Whaley1st ed.Chapel 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 ofOregonHistoryWhitesOregonRelations with IndiansOregonRace relationsIndians of North AmericaHistory.Indians of North AmericaGovernment relationsIndians, Treatment ofHistory.WhitesRelations with Indians.979.5004/97Whaley Gray H1642434MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814180503321Oregon and the collapse of Illahee3987137UNINA