The People Are Dancing Again
The History of the Siletz Tribe of Western Oregon by Charles Wilkinson (autographed copy)
University of Washington Press, copyright 2010
September 2014 note: "Thanks to the Southern Oregon Historical Society for contributing your images, including the Jacksonville painting--keep u the good work! Best regards, Charles Wilkinson
inside cover maps of tribes, homelands, 1856 Western Oregon Indian removal routes
list of maps. photos and illustrations provided throughout
Part One: aboriginal existence; Part Two: War and removal (including gold fever) w/Rogue River War, Coast Reservation, Trails of Tears; Part Three: The Reservation Years from survival to losing the land, to change, to white's assimilation as the goal for the Indians; Part Four: The Modern Era with restoration, rebuilding sovereignty and cultural revival with "the people are dancing again".