Book

Land of the Quinault

Quinault Indian NationTaholah, Wash. • Published In 1990 • Pages:

By: Storm, Jacqueline M., Capoeman, Pauline K..

Abstract
This publication by the Quinault Indian Nation is an excellent history of the Quinault Indians from the days of earliest contact with European explorers and traders up to fishing rights disputes with the state of Washington. The subtext of the book is land rights as the authors document the claims of British and American explorers, the Quinault River Treaty of 1855, the Dawes Act of 1887, the invasion of the lumber companies, and the hard fought struggle to reclaim control of their land and resources by the Quinault Indians against lumber companies, the State of Washington, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The lumber industry dominated the region's economy. Clearcutting and a massive network of rivers, dams, rails, and roads transformed the landscape, rendering it unusable by Quinault fishermen. In the 1960s a new generation of university-educated Quinault leaders began the fight to change lumbering practices from slash-and-burn to sustained-yield practices which recognizes a more symbiotic relationship with the environment.
Subjects
Topography and geology
Lumbering
Real property
Public welfare
External relations
Political movements
culture
Quinault
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
North America
Sub Region
Northwest Coast and California
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Indigenous Person
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard ; 1999
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
1775-1990
Coverage Place
Olympic Penninsula, Washington, United States
Notes
edited by Pauline K. Capoemen ; introduction by Joe DeLaCruz ; written by Jacqueline M. Storm with David Chance … [et al.] ; photographs by Larry Workman unless noted
Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-310)
LCCN
86060965
LCSH
Quinault Indians