Washington

The Lummi Indians and the Canadian/American Pacific Salmon Treaty

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel L. Boxberger
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 12, no. 4, Autumn, 1988, pp. 299-311
Description
The Canadian/American Pacific Salmon Treaty was signed in 1985 to split the Pacific salmon stocks between Canadian and American fisheries. However, the Lummi Tribe were guaranteed fifty percent of Pacific salmon stocks in Washington State from a 1974 Federal Court decision. This paper looks at the impact of the Pacific Salmon Treaty on the Lummi and their reaction to the agreement.
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Marking Oneself: Use of Photographs by Native Americans of the Southern Northwest Coast

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carolyn J. Marr
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, Special Issue on The Shadow Catcher: The Uses of Native American Photography, 1996, pp. 51-64
Description
Examines some photographers' motivations for doing photographs and the reactions of those being photographed, and argues that Natives Americans wish to preserve and interpret their own histories with photographs that illustrate all facets of their lives.
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Masks and Headgear of Native American Ritual/Theatre on the Northwest Coast

Alternate Title
Masks and Headgear of Native American Ritual / Theatre on the Northwest Coast
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Snyder Neil
Theatre Journal, vol. 38, no. 4, 1986, pp. 453-462
Description
Presents 19th century facemasks and regalia for ceremony and performance used by the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian peoples of the Pacific Northwest.
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Missing & Murdered Native American Women Report

Alternate Title
Washington State Patrol Missing & Murdered Native American Women Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Monica Alexander
Description
Reports on results of community engagement sessions held to determine the scope of the problem, identify barriers, and create partnerships to increase reporting investigation. These sessions were to include tribal and local law enforcement, federally recognized tribes, and urban Indian organizations. Efficacy of report was challenged in the document MMIWG: We Demand More: A Corrected Research Study of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls in Washington State.
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MMIWG: We Demand More: A Corrected Research Study of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls in Washington State

Alternate Title
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: We Demand More: A Corrected Research Study of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls in Washington State
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Abigail Echo-Hawk
Adrian Dominguez
Lael Echo-Hawk
Description
Challenges efficacy of information found in the Missing & Murdered Native American Women Report issued by the Washington State Patrol.
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Native Women, Mean-Spirited Drugs, and Punishing Policies

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Luana Ross
Social Justice, vol. 31, no. 4, Native Women and State Violence, 2004, pp. 54-62
Description
Authors speaks about experiences with family members and drug abuse and looks at banishment as a form of punishment in the Lummi Nation tribal community.
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Navigating the Tide Together: Early Collaboration between Tribal and Academic Partners in a CBPR Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather S.V. Lonczak
Lisa Rey Thomas
Dennis Donovan
Lisette Austin
Robin L.W. Sigo
Nigel Lawrence
Squamish Tribe
Pimatisiwin, vol. 11, no. 3, 2013, pp. 395-409
Description
Examines the collaborative effort between the Squamish Tribe and the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute at the University of Washington to develop a culturally sensitive substance abuse prevention program.
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New Ethos - New Solutions: Indigenous Negotiation of Co-operative Environmental Management Agreements in Washington State

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Helen Ross
Australian Indigenous Law Reporter, vol. 4, no. 2, 1999, p. 16
Description
Discusses how Indigenous people in Washington State have established a new ethos in environmental management of collaborating with industry, government and environmental groups to solve their concerns.
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Nooksack Place Names: Geography, Culture, and Language

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Bill Angelbeck
BC Studies, no. 179, Ethnobotany in BC, Autumn, 2013, pp. 216-218
Description
Book review of Nooksack Place Names by Allan Richardson and Brent Galloway. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review, scroll to p. 216.
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The Northwest Coast

Alternate Title
Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology: Health and Illness in the World's Cultures
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Peter H. Stephenson
Steven Acheson
Description
Focuses on the peoples of the northern area of the Northwest Coast including Alaska, Washington, Oregon and British Columbia. Chapter from Volume 2 of Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology: Health and Illness in the World's Cultures edited by Carol R. Ember, Melvin Ember.
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Northwest Coast Potlatch: Profound Ceremony & Celebration

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard Walker
Native Peoples, vol. 20, no. 6, November/December 2007, pp. 28-33
Description
Describes the history and suppression of the ceremonies which were illegal in Canada until 1951 and in the United States until 1934.
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Northwest Native American Reading Curriculum

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Magda Costantino
Denny S. Hurtado
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 45, no. 2, 2006, pp. 45-49
Description
Overview of a curriculum which embraces the students cultural heritage through reading and writing stories.
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On The Politics of Indigeneity: North American and Pacific Histories

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Doug Kiel
Journal of Social History, vol. 44, no. 1, Fall, 2010, pp. 239-245
Description
Book reviews of: Ties That Bind: The Story of an Afro-Cherokee Family in Slavery and Freedom by Tiya Miles. Authentic Indians: Episodes of Encounter from the Late-Nineteenth-Century North-west Coast by Paige Raibmon. Hawaiian Blood: Colonialism and the Politics of Sovereignty and Indigeneity by J. Kēhaulani Kauanui.
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One Flea-Bitten Gray Horse: Women, Horses, and Economy on the Yakama Reservation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clifford E. Trafzer
T. Robert Przeklasa
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2017, pp. 5-29
Description
Authors use bills of sale for horses from 1909-12 as primary documents to explore the roles women on the Yakima reservation played in their nation’s economy and their resistance to conforming to Western or Christian gender roles.
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An Outline Sketch of the Maritime Fur Trade

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
F. W. Howay
Canadian Historical Association. Report of the Annual Meeting, vol. 11, no. 1, 1932, pp. 5-14
Description
History of trade, its rise and fall, including effects of international fur trade from the Russian and Chinese markets.
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