Journal of Northwest Anthropology: Spring 2018

By Darby C. Stapp

We are pleased to present JONA Volume 52, Number 1. The articles in this issue reflect several of JONA 's current thrusts. In our first article, JONA Associate Editor Rudy Reimer presents an alternative concept to explain the occurrence of obsidian recovered from archaeological sites in the Salish Sea, emphasizing the spiritual importance of a mountain, and by extension, the obsidian artifacts that represent "pieces of place." Dr. Reimer's contribution reflects JONA 's commitment to Indigenous scholars and audiences to use the pages of JONA to help them share their message. The article by Nathan Reynolds and Christine Dupres highlights a little-known resource-the crabapple-and its current contribution to cultural renaissance efforts among the Cowlitz Tribe in Washington. The Crabapple article reflects our continuing commitment to publish research concerning traditional tribal resources and their evolving role among today's peoples. The protection of places and resources, the access to places and resources, and the preservation of knowledge are important issues that JONA will continue to highlight. The article by Rick Minor and Curt D. Peterson on Willamette Falls reflects our commitment to publish material on important places across the Northwest. Beyond reminding us of the history of this important place, their research is significant for its documentation of intact pre-contact resources found within the heavily impacted industrial area. Anyone in cultural resource management who hears the words "there's nothing there; it's all disturbed," should take pause. The multi-authored commentaries concerning JONA Associate Editor Rodney Frey's recent book, Carry Forth the Stories: An Ethnographer's Journey into Native Oral Tradition , reflects our interest in providing in-depth analysis of important publications of interest to Northwest anthropologists and communities. Carry Forth the Stories fits both of these bills. The central role of storytelling in Indigenous cultures of the Northwest requires serious understanding by those of us working with Tribal communities in the Northwest, as our collection of commentaries will make clear. JONA has never published book reviews per se, though this is our second multi-author treatment (the John Ross Spokan Indians in Volume 47 being the first). We plan to continue publishing multi-author reviews and commentaries of books important to the Northwest and invite our readers to suggest appropriate candidates. The collection of papers concerning Reed College (Portland, Oregon) are part of our developing interest in recovering/documenting/remembering Northwest anthropological history. Starting with an article by Robert Moore that appeared in Reed Magazine in 2010, we worked with Moore, former Reed Anthropology Professor Robert Brightman, and Gene Hunn, to develop a more complete overview of the history of anthropology at Reed College beginning in 1919 and of David French and his Warm Springs Project. We will continue to solicit contributions concerning academic departments, institutions, projects, and people who have played a role in the development of anthropology in the Northwest. And finally, the closing article contributed by our "in-house" translator Richard Bland concerning a collection of artifacts from the Bering Straits continues our tradition of publishing foreign language material of interest to Northwest researchers. This article is Richard's ninth contributed translation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1987620917
• ISBN13: 9781987620917
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.3" x 8.5"