TitleThe People Are Dancing Again: the History of the Siletz Tribe of Western Oregon
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsWilkinson, Charles
Pagination582 p.
PublisherUniversity of Washington Pr.
CitySeattle, Wa.
Call NumberOSU Libraries: Valley E99.S544 W45 2010, Bend E99.S544 W45 2010
KeywordsYachats River, Alsea River, Yaquina Bay, Siletz River, Native Americans, anthropology, economics, historical, human impacts, land ownership, Coast Indian Reservation
NotesThe story of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians moves from tragedy to triumph, from Oregon’s own Trail of Tears to the diminution and dissolution of the Coast Indian Reservation, to the eventual reinstatement of the Siletz Tribe. This work tells that story. It contains an excellent account of the economic and political forces that whittled away the Oregon Coast Indian Reservation and the seizing of its land.