Research Guides: Indigenous and First Peoples Studies: Pacific Northwest

Books with Evergreen Connections

Asserting Native Resilience by Alan Parker (Editor); Zoltán Grossman (Editor)
ISBN: 9780870716638
Publication Date: 2012
Bartering with the Bones of Their Dead by Laurie Arnold
ISBN: 9780295991986
Publication Date: 2012-08-21
Rights Remembered by Pauline R. Hillaire; Gregory P. Fields (Editor)
Call Number: E99.S2 H45 2016
ISBN: 9780803245846
Publication Date: 2016-05-01
Cultural Luminaries by Tina Kuckkahn (Editor); Mario Caro (Editor); Esmé Ryan (Editor)
Call Number: LD1761.E68 C85 2006
ISBN: 9780978902704
Where the salmon run : the life and legacy of Billy Frank Jr. by Trova Heffernan Washington State Heritage Center
ISBN: 9780295993409
Publication Date: 2013

Native Case Studies at Evergreen

Native Case Studies at Evergreen State College
The Enduring Legacies Native Cases Initiative develops culturally relevant curriculum and teaching resources in the form of case studies on key issues in Indian Country. Culturally relevant curriculum is a key factor in student success. Our partners in developing and using these cases are Northwest Indian College, Salish Kootenai College, and Grays Harbor College.

Treaties

Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest
A History of Treaty Making and Reservations on the Olympic Peninsula
Pacific NW Treaties
The United States recognized tribes as sovereign nations and the rightful owners of the land through the signing of treaties that carry the weight of the U.S. Constitution. Tribal sovereignty is further recognized with the government-to-government relationship that the tribes have with the federal government.
Understanding Treaty Rights in Western Washington
In 1854-55, territorial Governor Isaac Stevens negotiated five treaties with the tribes in what is now western
Washington to obtain the land to accommodate the wave of oncoming homesteaders. These were the treaties of Medicine Creek, Neah Bay, Olympia, Point Elliott and Point No Point.
Montana Tribes by Sally Thompson, Kim Lugthart, Denise Juneau, Mike Jetty
University of Montana and Montana’s Office of Public Instruction. Since 2001, through filmed interviews, the Regional Learning Project (RLP) has been engaged in providing first-hand accounts of history, culture and knowledge of tribes of Montana and the Greater Northwest. Over 40 of the RLP interviews are with elders and educators from Montana tribes.

Organizations

The Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC) is a natural resources management support service organization for 20 treaty Indian tribes in western Washington. NWIFC member tribes are: Lummi, Nooksack, Swinomish, Upper Skagit, Sauk-Suiattle, Stillaguamish, Tulalip, Muckleshoot, Puyallup, Nisqually, Squaxin Island, Skokomish, Suquamish, Port Gamble S’Klallam, Jamestown S’Klallam, Lower Elwha Klallam, Makah, Quileute, Quinault, and Hoh. The NWIFC was created following the 1974 U.S. v. Washington ruling (Boldt Decision) that re-affirmed the tribes’ treaty-reserved fishing rights.

Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
In 1953 farsighted tribal leaders in the Northwest formed the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, and dedicated it to tribal sovereignty and self-determination. Today, ATNI is a nonprofit organization representing 57 Northwest tribal governments from Oregon, Idaho, Washington, southeast Alaska, Northern California and Western Montana.
Bureau of Indian Affairs-- Northwest Region
The Regional Director is a Senior Executive Service member and has the delegated authority from the Secretary and/or Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs to uphold, maintain, and improve the government-to-government relationships with federally recognized Native American tribes in the Northwest Region. The Regional Director is supported by two Deputy Regional Directors, Trust and Indian Services, who help to fulfill federal trust responsibilities through the delivery of programs and services.
Washington State Tribal Directory
Links to tribal agencies, newspapers, casinos, and museums.

Tribes of Washington Map
Part of the educational outreach sponsored by the Washington Indian Gaming Association
Salmon Defense
The mission of Salmon Defense is to “protect and defend Pacific Northwest salmon and salmon habitat.”
Salmon Defense envisions a healthy environment for all of the region’s inhabitants now and in the future.
Native Arts and Cultures Foundation
The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation advances equity and cultural knowledge, focusing on the power of arts and collaboration to strengthen Native communities and promote positive social change with American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native peoples in the United States.
Northwest Indian health Board
provides public health services and advocates for improvements in Native health for Tribes in Northwest Washington. We are a non-profit corporation with Tribal representatives on our Board of Directors from the Lummi, Nooksack, Samish, Swinomish, Tulalip and Upper Skagit Tribes.

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Books with Evergreen Connections

Native Case Studies at Evergreen

Treaties

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