History
The History of Fire and the Human Use of Fire in the Northern Rockies
History
The History of Fire and the Human Use of Fire in the Northern Rockies
History
The History of Fire in the Northern Rockies
In the nineteenth century, the pace of change only quickened for the Salish and Pend d'Oreille. Diseases continued to sweep through the region, but on top of that, there were impacts associated with the fur trade, missionaries, the treaty period, the gold rushes, the establishment of the reservation system, the completion of the railroads, and the industrial development and exploitation of Salish-Pend d'Oreille aboriginal territory. As the state developed, so did its efforts to suppress the traditional use of tribal lands and resources — including the practice of burning. Amid all of this, native people continued to try to manage their lands with fire, as they always had. But they did so in the face of ever-mounting obstacles.
Tribal elders have made it clear that the elimination of tribal ways of burning the land was part of the larger loss of tribal culture over the past two centuries. Click on any of the buttons below to learn more about the dramatic and often tragic changes that occurred during the 19th century.
In the nineteenth century, the pace of change only quickened for the Salish and Pend d'Oreille. Diseases continued to sweep through the region, but on top of that, there were impacts associated with the fur trade, missionaries, the treaty period, the gold rushes, the establishment of the reservation system, the completion of the railroads, and the industrial development and exploitation of Salish-Pend d'Oreille aboriginal territory. As the state developed, so did its efforts to suppress the traditional use of tribal lands and resources — including the practice of burning. Amid all of this, native people continued to try to manage their lands with fire, as they always had. But they did so in the face of ever-mounting obstacles.
Tribal elders have made it clear that the elimination of tribal ways of burning the land was part of the larger loss of tribal culture over the past two centuries. Click on any of the buttons below to learn more about the dramatic and often tragic changes that occurred during the 19th century.
