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- Title
FIRST NATIONS FORTS, REFUGES. AND WAR LORD CHAMPIONS AROUND THE SALISH SEA.
- Authors
Miller, Jay
- Abstract
Prehistoric and early historic fortifications "manned" by feared war-lord-type individuals dot the Salish Sea, as well as extend from the present-day Oregon Coast to the central reaches of the British Columbia Coast. Combating the current politically correct suppression of military aspects of Coast Salish traditions, this article summarizes ethnographic and ethnohistoric information, especially for Puget Sound Lushootseeds, to supplement the mute archaeological inventory of such sites in hopes of later filling in blanks. A list provides comparative material, integrating existing information such as location, size, place name, engineered features, and associated historical events. While archaeologists have long been listing and debating such sites, the all-important mobilization by a named leader or champion ("war lord") is ethnographically highlighted here for the first time.
- Subjects
SALISH Sea (B.C. &; Wash.); PACIFIC Coast (Or.); BRITISH Columbia; WASHINGTON (State); SIEGE warfare; ARCHAEOLOGISTS
- Publication
Journal of Northwest Anthropology, 2011, Vol 45, Issue 1, p71
- ISSN
1538-2834
- Publication type
Article