Finding Chief Kamiakin: The Life and Legacy of a Northwest Patriot
Born to T'siyiak, a champion horse racer and Com-mus-ni, the daughter of Chief Wiya'wiikt, Kamiakin helped relatives tend his family's rapidly expanding herds. He wintered in tule mat lodges in the Kittitas and Ahtanum valleys, shared in spring root gathering, went salmon fishing in the summer, and participated in fall hunting and berry picking. The young Indian also learned ancestral traditions. Alone as an adolescent on the treacherous, icy heights of Mount Rainier, he dreamt of the Buffalo's power and completed his quest for a spirit guide. Muscular and sinewy, he became a skilled horse racer and competitor in feats of agility. He married…
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Weitere Autoren: Finley, Michael O. / Clement, John (Fotogr.)
- ISBN: 978-0-87422-297-5
- EAN: 9780874222975
- Produktnummer: 3869161
- Verlag: Washington State Univ Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 204 S.
- Masse: H26.7 cm x B20.6 cm x D1.5 cm 916 g
- Gewicht: 916
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