Nch'i-Wána, "The Big River": Mid-Columbia Indians and Their

Nch'i-Wána, "The Big River": Mid-Columbia Indians and Their Land

The mighty Columbia River cuts a deep gash through the Miocene basalts of the Columbia Plateau, coursing as well through the lives of the Indians who live along its banks. Known to these people as Nchâ€™i-Wana (the Big River), it forms the spine of their land, the core of their habitat.

At the turn of the century, the Sahaptin speakers of the mid-Columbia lived in an area between Celilo Falls and Priest Rapids in eastern Oregon and Washington. They were hunters and gatherers who survived by virtue of a detailed, encyclopedic knowledge of their environment. Eugene Hunnâ€™s authoritative study focuses on Sahaptin ethnobiology and the role of the natural environment in the lives and beliefs of their descendants who live on or near the Yakima, Umatilla, and Warm Springs reservations.
Country USA
Brand University of Washington Press
Manufacturer University of Washington
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 73ill.tabs.ch.M.
Model 73ill.tabs.ch.M.
ReleaseDate 1990-07-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780295971193

Country	USA
Brand	University of Washington Press
Manufacturer	University of Washington
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	73ill.tabs.ch.M.
Model	73ill.tabs.ch.M.
ReleaseDate	1990-07-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780295971193

Nch'i-Wána, "The Big River": Mid-Columbia Indians and Their Land