The Misplaced Mountain: Maps, Memory, and the Yakama Reservation Boundary Dispute

Autor/in	Fisher, Andrew
Titel	The Misplaced Mountain: Maps, Memory, and the Yakama Reservation Boundary Dispute
Quelle	In: American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 36 (2012) 1, S.79-121 (43 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0161-6463
Schlagwörter	American Indian History; American Indians; Memory; Federal Indian Relationship; American Indian Reservations; Geography; Washington + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? American Indian; Indianer; Gedächtnis; Indianerreservat; Geografie
Abstract	Visitors to the Yakama Indian Reservation in south-central Washington State can't help but notice Mount Adams. Known as Patu, or snowtopped mountain, and Xwayama, or golden eagle, in the Sahaptin language of the Columbia Plateau, the 12,276-foot peak stretches more than a mile above the forested ridges of the Cascade Range. Images of the mountain adorn T-shirts, postcards, and other items in the gift shop of the Yakama Nation Cultural Center. Mount Adams has become an important symbol of Yakama identity and nationhood. Emblazoned on the tribal seal and flag since 1955 , the mountain signifies the ways of the past as well as "the present and the never-ending faith in the future." In this article, the author shares the story of the Yakama Nation's struggle to move a mountain which is more interesting for what it reveals about the importance of landscape, orality, and memory to the recovery and redefinition of a Native place. Although deeply significant to the Yakama Nation, the partial recovery of its misplaced mountain does not furnish an inspirational turning point in the history of Native American land disputes. (Contains 13 figures and 113 notes.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Indian Studies Center at UCLA. 3220 Campbell Hall, Box 951548, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1548. Tel: 310-825-7315; Fax: 310-206-7060; e-mail: sales@aisc.ucla.edu; Web site: http://www.books.aisc.ucla.edu/aicrj.html
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10