Looking for Pacific Northwest Native Resources?
From the desk of Sean Lanksbury. PNW & Special Collections Librarian
Washington State Library Pacific Northwest and Special Collections compiled a selection of resources on the language, culture and intercultural connections of the first peoples of the Pacific Northwest, as part of the Washington State Heritage Center’s exhibit “We’re Still Here: The Survival of Washington Indians.” In honor of the federally recognized Native American Heritage Month 2012, the State Library is highlighting this list in hopes that it will stoke your interest in the diversity of native peoples hailing from the State of Washington.
“We’re Still Here” is display at the lobby of the Office of the Secretary of State, inside the Washington State Legislative Building, until April of 2013. Supported and vetted by many Washington Indians, this exhibit displays colorful artifacts to tell compelling and personal stories. Artifacts include rare baskets, tools, feather hats, ceremonial colorful clothing and drums.
View/Download the resource list: Washington State Library, First Peoples of Washington State: Selected Resources*
Read more on the exhibit: We’re Still Here: The Survival of Washington Indians
* The resource list has been published using Adobe’s Portable Document Format (PDF); you will need the free Adobe reader in order to read it, available for download at get.adobe.com/reader.
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November 16th, 2012 at 12:11 pm
Don’t forget the deep trove of information in the Federal Collection. The Annual Reports and Bulletins issued by the Bureau of Ethnology come to mind. The Serial Set has many reports to Congress that document the itneractions between the settlers and Native Americans. Just saying.