Document Type
Thesis
Date of Degree Completion
Summer 2010
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
History
Committee Chair
Daniel Herman
Second Committee Member
Karen Blair
Third Committee Member
Joseph Conwell
Abstract
Kettle Falls has been the home to Natives, traders, missionaries and U.S. soldiers between 1825 and 1860. The middle ground created by these various groups first led to collaboration and eventually turned into collapse. The varied reasons for the downfall stem from problems of communication, commerce, cooperation and settlement among all four groups. The greatest hindrance was cultural miscommunication. Hudson Bay Company and the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) used old fashioned and outdated methods, which stemmed from their European roots, in their dealings with the tribes along the Columbia River. The Company and the Society could not keep pace with the rapid American settlement, which was achieved at the end of a rifle by the U.S. Army. In the end, the traders and missionaries' failure was made at the expense of the Native tribe at the Falls.
Recommended Citation
Booth, Ryan W., "IMPETUOUS DESIRE: A HISTORY OF KETTLE FALLS 1825-1860" (2010). All Master's Theses. 1989.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/1989