HIST 339 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Wild Western, Cogewea
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Real quick on the background from last week: 90% of the native population died to disease or violence in the thirty years after the gold rush. Push for natives to adopt civilized culture; the general problems to society posed by white migration west; traditional herding practices of the natives deeply compromised by the white presence. Perhaps for native americans who had lost touch with the older traditions. Garceau article talked about how she was afraid of people forgetting salishan traditions, and. The general impression is that they were rather unpleasant. She says that although she has a white ancestor, she does not want it mentioned so that it would not compromise her being a legitimate representor for the native population. Many students posed questions about gender; older women"s treatment of younger women; the coming of menstruation; concerns not only about women"s uncleanliness but also about women"s power. Probably those who were more easily civilized and assimilable.
