{"product_id":"people-of-the-dalles-the-indians-of-wascopam-mission-1","title":"People of the Dalles: The Indians of Wascopam Mission","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePeople of the Dalles: The Indians of Wascopam Mission\u003c\/h1\u003eRobert Boyd\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003eNovember 1 2004\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9780803262324\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0803262329\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eItems marked as \u003cb\u003eWAREHOUSE\u003c\/b\u003e may take additional time to be delivered to your address or picked up in the store.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \u003ci\u003ePeople of The Dalles\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the Chinookan (Wasco-Wishram) and Sahaptin peoples of The Dalles area of the Columbia River, who encountered the Lewis \u0026amp; Clark expedition in 1805-6. The early history and culture of these communities is reconstructed from the accounts of explorers, travelers, and the early writings of the Methodist missionaries at Wascopam, in particular the papers of Reverend Henry Perkins. Boyd covers early nineteenth century cultural geography, subsistence, economy, social structure, life-cycle rituals, and religion. \u003ci\u003ePeople of The Dalles\u003c\/i\u003e also details the changes that occurred to these people's traditional life-ways, including their relationship with Methodism following the devastating epidemics of the early 1830s. Today, descendants of the Chinookan and Sahaptin peoples are enrolled in the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and the Yakama Nation.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67390732763181,"sku":"WHS-36dc6134db684c8b8589042ce75d4e41","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_b6a9ea63-d504-437f-a993-45c9c4e0f335.jpg?v=1787346540","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/people-of-the-dalles-the-indians-of-wascopam-mission-1","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}