Introduction: Tribal Voices and Tribal History
Part I: The Salish World in 1805
Coyote and the Ice Age: Tribal Creation Stories and Tribal Origins
The Big Picture: Tribal Elders on the Sweep of History from Columbus to Lewis and Clark to the Allotment Act
"This Land Was Good": The Traditional Cycle of Life
A Salish Journey through the Bitterroot Valley (Introduction, Salish-Pend d'Oreille Placenames)
Part 2: The Salish Encounter with the Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Beginning of the Great Changes: Horses, Epidemics, and Guns
The Question of Intent: Salish Perspectives on the Purpose of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
To Help Them or to Wipe Them Out: Stories of Misunderstanding and Miscommunication
Gift-giving and Confusion
Lewis and Clark in the Fold of Tribal History
The Survival and Renewal of Salish and Pend d'Oreille Culture
Elders and Contributors: Biographical Notes and Perspectives
A Brief Guide to Written Salish and the International Phonetic Alphabet by Shirley Trahan
Archival Sources and Abbreviations
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
Source Acknowledgments
Charlie Russell's Lewis and Clark Meeting the Indians at Ross' Hole: An Appreciation