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CONTENTS

Foreword, by the Makah Tribal Council and Makah Cultural and Research Center

Acknowledgments

A Note about Words and Naming

Introduction: Just Where Does One Get a License to Kill Indians?

ONE “The Power of Wickaninnish Ends Here”

TWO Inveterate Wars and Petty Pilferings

THREE “Depending on the Success or Good-Will of the Natives”

FOUR “I Want the Sea”

FIVE “An Anomaly in the Indian Service”

SIX “Everything Is Played Out Here”

Conclusion: “Events Happen When You Get a Whale”

Afterword, by Micah McCarty

Abbreviations

Notes

Bibliography

Index