Inhabited Wilderness: Indians, Eskimos, and National Parks in Alaska (New American West Series)

584 Pages·1997·3.3 MB·English

by  Theodore Catton

Inhabited Wilderness : Indians, Eskimos,
title: and National Parks in Alaska New
American West Series
author: Catton, Theodore.
publisher: University of New Mexico
isbn10 | asin: 0826318274
print isbn13: 9780826318275
ebook isbn13: 9780585187617
language: English
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
(Alaska)--History, Denali National Park and
Preserve (Alaska)--History, Gates of the
subject Arctic National Park and Preserve (Alaska)-
-History, National parks and reserves--
Alaska--History--20th century--Case
studies, Indi
publication date: 1997
lcc: F912.G5C37 1997eb
ddc: 979.8/2
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
(Alaska)--History, Denali National Park and
Preserve (Alaska)--History, Gates of the
subject: Arctic National Park and Preserve (Alaska)-
-History, National parks and reserves--
Alaska--History--20th century--Case
studies, Indi
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Inhabited Wilderness
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Inhabited Wilderness
Indians, Eskimos, and National Parks in Alaska
Theodore Catton
NEW AMERICAN WEST SERIES
Elliott West, General Editor
University of New Mexico Press Albuquerque
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© 1997 by The University of New Mexico Press
All rights reserved.
FIRST EDITION
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Catton, Theodore.
Inhabited Wilderness: Indians, Eskimos, and National Parks in Alaska/
Theodore Catton. 1st ed.
p. cm.(New American West series)
Includes bibliographical references (p. ).
ISBN 0-8263-1826-6 (cloth). ISBN 0-8263-1827-4 (pbk.)
I. Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (Alaska)History. 2. Denali
National Park and Preserve (Alaska)History. 3. Gates of the Arctic
National Park and Preserve (Alaska)History. 4. National parks and
reservesAlaskaHistory20th Century Case studies. 5. Indians of North
AmericaAlaskaGovernment relationsHistory20th centuryCase studies.
6. United States. National Park ServiceHistoryCase studies.
1. Title. II. Series. F921.G5C37 1997
979.8'2dc21 97-4873
CIP
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For Kristi
Page ix
Contents
List of Illustrations xi
Foreword xiii
Preface xvii
Introduction 1
Chapter One 6
Land Reborn
Chapter Two 40
The Privileged and the Dispossessed
Chapter Three 66
Fallen Indians
Chapter Four 87
"A Game Country without Rival in America"
Chapter Five 117
The Saga of the Seventy-Mile Kid
Chapter Six 131
Bob Marshall's Alaska
Chapter Seven 165
The Lost Tribe
Chapter Eight 191
"We Eskimos Would Like to Join the Sierra Club"
Conclusion: The Burden of Alaska Wilderness 215
Notes 221
Bibliography 263
Index 281
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Illustrations
A Tidewater Glacier 32
Members of the E. H. Harriman Expedition 33
Huna Seal Hunting Camp 34
Village of Hoonah, Chichagof Island 35
William S. Cooper 36
The Park Service's MV Nunatak 37
The Seacrest 38
Hair Seals on Floating Ice 39
View of Mount McKinley 109
Charles Sheldon 110
Riley Creek Camp 111
Miners in the Kantishna District 112
Dall Sheep 113
A Sport Hunter 114
Buses and Cars Ready for Tourists 115
Savage River Camp 116
Bob Marshall 157