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Recommended Research Sources: Canoe Cultures
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This list has been compiled from recommendations by Maritime Washington Partners, Advisory Board members, Tribal Working Group participants, and other trusted friends. Please note that not all sources on this list have been fully read and/or vetted by Maritime Washington staff. If you have any recommendations to add to this list, please email Program Director Alex Gradwohl at [email protected].
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- Canoe Cultures
- Communities Shaped by Water
- Water and Recreation
- Voyages of Exploration
- Securing Our Shores
- Water Highways
- Trade and Shipping
- Working Waterfronts
- Natural Resources & Human Impacts
General Resources for Historical Research
- Maritime Washington National Heritage Area historical context statement
- HistoryLink.org, the free online encyclopedia of Washington state history
- University of Washington Libraries digital collections
- Tacoma Community College Pacific Northwest History resource hub
- Archives and Special Collections from Western Washington University Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
- Historic newspapers at WashingtonDigitalNewspapers.com
- Puget Sound Maritime’s Online Collections Database
- Washington State Historical Society collections search
Resources for “Canoe Cultures"
We’d like to give special thanks to the Maritime Washington Tribal Working Group for their input to this topic’s list of recommended resources!
GENERAL INFORMATION
- HistoryLink articles on Northwest Indians [website/collection]
- Lightning Bolt by John Hughes available from the Washington Secretary of State [book]
- Treaty Justice: The Northwest Tribes, the Boldt Decision, and the Recognition of Fishing Rights by Charles Wilkinson [book]
- Homewaters: A Natural and Human History by David B. Williams [book]
- A Guide to the Indian Tribes of the Pacific Northwest: Third Edition by Robert H. Roby, John A. Brown, and Cary C. Collins [book]
- The Contemporary Coast Salish: Essays by Bruce Granville Miller, edited by Darby C. Stapp [book]
- “Washington State Tribal Reservations and Draft Treaty Ceded Areas” by the Washington State Department of Ecology. [website/map]
- Waterlines Project by the Burke Museum [website/map]
- American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Collection from the University of Washington [website/collection/primary sources/images]
- Native Peoples of the Olympic Peninsula: Who We Are by Olympic Peninsula Intertribal Cultural Advisory Committee [book]
- Chief Seattle Bibliography from the Bill Holm Center for the Study of Northwest Coast Art at the Burke Museum [report]
- Waterfront Histories: Indigenous Elder Stories from Friends of Waterfront Park in Seattle [oral histories]
- “Introduction: Native American Canoes in Washington State” by Maria Parker Pascua, Makah for the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction [article/curriculum]
HOH INDIAN TRIBE
- Hoh Tribe's history webpage [website]
JAMESTOWN S'KLALLAM TRIBE
- Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe's history and culture webpage [website]
- The Jamestown S'Klallam Story: Rebuilding a Northwest Coast Indian Tribe by Joseph H. Stauss and Betty Oppenheimer [book]
LOWER ELWHA KLALLAM TRIBE
- Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe's culture and history webpage [website]
LUMMI NATION
- Lummi Nation Atlas [report]
MAKAH TRIBE
- Makah Tribe's "About our History" webpage [website]
- The Sea Is My Country: The Maritime World of the Makahs by Dr. Joshua L. Reid [book]
MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE
- Muckleshoot Indian Tribe's heritage and culture webpage [website]
NISQUALLY INDIAN TRIBE
- Nisqually Indian Tribe's heritage webpage [website]
NOOKSACK INDIAN TRIBE
- Nooksack Indian Tribe's "About Us" webpage [website]
PORT GAMBLE S'KLALLAM TRIBE
- Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe's history and culture webpage [website]
PUYALLUP TRIBE OF INDIANS
- Puyallup Tribe's list of heritage resources [report]
- Puyallup Tribe's suggested books and reading list [report]
- Puyallup Tribe's Learning Resources page [website]
- History section of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians Comprehensive Land Use Plan from August 2023 [report]
QUILEUTE TRIBE
- Quileute Tribe's history webpage [website]
QUINAULT INDIAN NATION
- Quinault Indian Nation’s website [website]
- Gifted Earth: The Ethnobotany of the Quinault and Neighboring Tribes by Douglas Deur and the knowledge-holders of the Quinault Indian Nation [book]
SAMISH INDIAN NATION
- Samish Indian Nation timeline [website]
- Samish Indian Nation StoryMaps, including a self-guided Samish homelands tour, historical timeline, guide to Coast Salish place names in the San Juan Islands, introduction to the indigenous calendar, and more [website/collection]
SAUK-SUIATTLE INDIAN TRIBE
- Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe's website [website]
SKOKOMISH INDIAN TRIBE
- Skokomish Indian Tribe's culture and history webpage [website]
SQUAXIN ISLAND TRIBE
- Squaxin Island Tribe's history webpage [website]
STILLAGUAMISH TRIBE
- Stillaguamish Tribe's "About Us" webpage [website]
SUQUAMISH TRIBE
- Suquamish Tribe's history webpage, including timeline and map of traditional village locations [website/map]
- The Eyes of Chief Seattle by Suquamish Museum Staff, catalogue of exhibition by the same name. Available for purchase at the Suquamish Museum. [exhibit catalogue]
SWINOMISH INDIAN TRIBAL COMMUNITY
- Swinomish Indian Tribal Community's "Who We Are" webpage [website]
TULALIP TRIBES
- Tulalip Tribes' history webpage [website]
- Hibulb Cultural Center website [website]
- Hibulb Cultural Center’s Teaching Resources, including lesson plans, educational videos, recordings of traditional stories, and articles [website/collection/curriculum]
- Tulalip History Project on YouTube [videos]
- Hibulb Cultural Center videos [videos]
UPPER SKAGIT INDIAN TRIBE
- Upper Skagit Indian Tribe's historical overview webpage [website]
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