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Illuminates the collective amnesia that allowed the state of Washington to continue construction atop the discovered Indian village and burial ground

Table of Contents

Foreword: Lessons from Tse-whit-zen / Frances Charles

Acknowledgments

Introduction: America Is Indian Country

I Tse-whit-zen

1 Buried Past Comes Alive

2 Abundance

3 Calamity

II Amnesia

4 Conquering the Last Frontier

5 The Big Mill

6 Collective Amnesia

7 This Ground Speaks

III Enough Is Enough

8 Walking Together

9 Walking Away

10 We Were Here-We Are Still Here

Epilogue: Out of the Water, Singing

Glossary

Note on Sources

Notes

Index

About the Author

Lynda V. Mapes is an award-winning journalist with a twenty-year career in newspaper reporting, much of it with the Seattle Times. She is the author of Washington: The Spirit of the Land.

Reviews

"Compelling, moving, inspirational, and profound. This is a captivating human interest story brought to life by a fascinating historical subplot, juxtaposed with a modern tragedy." - CHiXapkaid (Michael Pavel), Skokomish, Traditional Bearer of Southern Puget Salish cultures "A wonderful project ... both because of the author's passion and accessible style and her attention to critical issues of ethics and relationship-building. A significant contribution to the region and to scholarship more broadly." - Coll Thrush, author of Native Seattle