Your replies re Coquelle Thompson book (quoted)

[David Robertson]

1)  I loved She's Tricky Like Coyote - glad to know about this book.  Thanks so 
much.  

2)  I'm really glad to see your message about this book.  As it happens,
I have known Bill Seaburg for some time, and at times been able to
help him.  I have the book, and hope others will get it or at least
read it, as you advise.  There is a good deal more to be done
in recognition of Native Americans who have been 'intellectuals
 of their culture, carrying it on and working within it.
Victoria Howard, as you probably know, is such a one for
Clackamas.  And a source of Chinook Jargon texts in her
work with Jacobs.

3)   I have it but have only glanced through it. Have you looked up
Seaburg's dissertation (COLLECTING CULTURE: THE PRACTICE AND IDEOLOGY
OF SALVAGE ETHNOGRAPHY IN WESTERN OREGON, 1877-1942 (FIELD WORK,
NATIVE AMERICANS). SEABURG, WILLIAM RONALD, PHD. UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON, 1994. 325 pp., available at UMI)? I think his critique of
anthropological field research in his dissertation is necessary for
understanding some of the deeper background of the Youst and Seaburg
book. 

BTW, the Chinook Jargons of Siletz and Grand Ronde would logically be
very similar, there was a lot of intermarriage between Indians of both
reservations and the initial populations were basically from the same
cultures. The few exceptions would be the Alseas, Tillamooks and any
other latecomers. For one example of intermarriage, the late Ila Dowd
was married to a Dowd from the Siletz reservation. As well, there are
Merciers and Hudsons from the same root families, on both
reservations. 

4)  I'm also working my way through this book.
It is so far, very good.  I bought it primarily because some of my family
members are mentioned but find that it is much more than I had bargained
for.

Melville Jacobs book, "Clackamas Chinook Text" (about Victoria Wishington
Howard another family member) was also excellent work and its hard to find
some of his work and Elizabeth's work.

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