Finding Chief Kamiakin. The Life And Legacy Of A Northwest Patriot

RICHARD D. AND MICHAEL O. FINLEY SCHEUERMAN

Publication: Washington State University Press, 2008, Pullamn

First edition. Quarto. Stiff color pictorial wrappers. xviii, 204 p.p., half title page, contents, introduction, foreword, preface, notes, prologue, epilogue, lineages, bibliography, index. Photographs by John Clement. The arrival of unprecedented numbers of Oregon Trail immigrants stirred a cataclysmic upheaval that placed native people's retention of lands and their ancient customs in jeopardy. On May 29, 1855, the Walla Walla Treaty Council commenced and two weeks later, Chief Kamiakin signed the Yakima Treaty of 1855 with great reluctance. He also resolved to resist threats to his people's freedoms and transgressions on their lifeways. Finding Chief Kamiakin is his saga. Fine.

Inventory Number: 35256