Oregon and the collapse of Illahee : U.S. empire and the transformation of an indigenous world, 1792-1859 / / Gray H. Whaley.

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Superior document:First peoples: new directions in indigenous studies
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Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
Series:First peoples (2010)
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Physical Description:xi, 303 p. :; ill., maps.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.