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Political organization of the Duwamish
Ethnology • 28 (2) • Published In 1989 • Pages: 135-149
By: Tollefson, Kenneth Dean.
Abstract
This article argues that, prior to the arrival of Euromerican settlers in the Duwamish River valley shortly after 1850, the indigenous inhabitants were governed by a powerful chiefdom that collapsed as the newcomers appropriated its land and disrupted its economic basis. Surviving descendants of the native population dispersed to isolated households in rural communities and small towns dominated by other ethnic groups.
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Northwest Coast and California
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem ; 2019
- Field Date
- not applicable
- Coverage Date
- 1780-1926
- Coverage Place
- Duwamish River, King county, Washington, United States
- Notes
- Kenneth D. Tollefson
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 146-149)
- LCCN
- 64005713
- LCSH
- Duwamish Indians