Indian Slavery In The Pacific Northwest

RUBY, ROBERT H. and JOHN A. BROWN

Publication: The Arthur H Clark Co, 1993, Spokane

First Edition. Cloth. 336pp. Numerous Illustrations. 5 Maps. A detailed study of this practice among the Pacific Northwest tribes long before Europeans came to America. The Chinook Indians of the lower Columbia River were the most prolific slave traders, but the slave trade network reached all the way to the Tlingit in Alaska and to the Plateau cultures of inland Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Indian slaves were kept as displays of status, and as such were often killed in potlaches or buried with the chiefs who owned them. As New in dust jacket.

Inventory Number: 50568