Document Type
Thesis
Date of Degree Completion
Spring 2007
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Resource Management
Committee Chair
Morris Uebelacker
Second Committee Member
Steven Hackenberger
Third Committee Member
James Huckabay
Fourth Committee Member
Robert Kuhlken
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to present an understanding of a unique Columbia River Indian Fishing community through time and space. The place is a traditional Columbia River Indian fishing community, known as Cooks Landing. This place is one of five fishing places improved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to comply with mandated replacement of Indian fishing sites, in-lieu of those fishing sites flooded or damaged by the construction and operation of Bonneville Dam. This thesis analyzes written history, oral history, and the formal structure and spatial functions of this in-lieu site. It examines questions about those who created and now maintain this place. Selected built structures such as the permanent home of the Sohappy family illustrate the cultural use of space and the connections of Cooks Landing to the river landscape, and the larger Columbia River ecosystem
Recommended Citation
Renick, Hillary Eagle-eye, "Traditional Fishing and Significance of Place: A Case Study of Cooks Landing, Washington" (2007). All Master's Theses. 2014.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/2014
