LEADER 04486nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910954174203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9781597266024 010 $a1597266027 010 $a9781417595785 010 $a1417595787 035 $a(CKB)1000000000032171 035 $a(OCoLC)614708491 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10079996 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000155362 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11155753 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000155362 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10121349 035 $a(PQKB)11029182 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3317362 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3317362 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10079996 035 $a(Perlego)3455416 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000032171 100 $a20020621d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aFire, native peoples, and the natural landscape /$fedited by Thomas R. Vale 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, DC $cIsland Press$dc2002 215 $a1 online resource (324 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9781559638883 311 08$a1559638885 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe pre-European landscape of the United States : pristine or humanized? / Thomas R. Vale -- Indians and fire in the Rocky Mountains : the wilderness hypothesis renewed / William L. Baker -- Prehistoric human impacts on fire regimes and vegetation in the northern intermountain West / Duane Griffin -- Fire in the pre-European lowlands of the American Southwest / Kathleen C. Parker -- Lots of lightning and plenty of people : an ecological history of fire in the upland Southwest / Craig D. Allen -- Prehistoric burning in the Pacific Northwest : human versus climatic influences / Cathy Whitlock and Margaret A. Knox -- Fire in Sierra Nevada Forests : evaluating the ecological impact of burning by Native Americans / Albert J. Parker -- Pre-European fire in California chaparral / Jacob Bendix -- Reflections / Thomas R. Vale. 330 8 $aFor nearly two centuries, the creation myth for the United States imagined European settlers arriving on the shores of a vast, uncharted wilderness. Over the last two decades, however, a contrary vision has emerged, one which sees the country's roots not in a state of "pristine" nature but rather in a "human-modified landscape" over which native peoples exerted vast control. Fire, Native Peoples, and the Natural Landscape seeks a middle ground between those conflicting paradigms, offering a critical, research-based assessment of the role of Native Americans in modifying the landscapes of pre-European America. Contributors focus on the western United States and look at the question of fire regimes, the single human impact which could have altered the environment at a broad, landscape scale, and which could have been important in almost any part of the West. Each of the seven chapters is written by a different author about a different subregion of the West, evaluating the question of whether the fire regimes extant at the time of European contact were the product of natural factors or whether ignitions by Native Americans fundamentally changed those regimes. An introductory essay offers context for the regional chapters, and a concluding section compares results from the various regions and highlights patterns both common to the West as a whole and distinctive for various parts of the western states. The final section also relates the findings to policy questions concerning the management of natural areas, particularly on federal lands, and of the "naturalness" of the pre-European western landscape. 606 $aNature$xEffect of human beings on$zWest (U.S.) 606 $aIndians of North America$zWest (U.S.)$xSocial life and customs 606 $aLandscapes$zWest (U.S.) 606 $aFire ecology$zWest (U.S.) 607 $aWest (U.S.)$xEnvironmental conditions$xHistory 615 0$aNature$xEffect of human beings on 615 0$aIndians of North America$xSocial life and customs. 615 0$aLandscapes 615 0$aFire ecology 676 $a304.2/0978 701 $aVale$b Thomas R.$f1943-$01805139 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910954174203321 996 $aFire, native peoples, and the natural landscape$94353566 997 $aUNINA