Inhabited Wilderness : Indians, Eskimos, title: and National Parks in Alaska New American West Series author: Catton, Theodore. publisher: University of New Mexico isbn10 | asin: 0826318274 print isbn13: 9780826318275 ebook isbn13: 9780585187617 language: English Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (Alaska)--History, Denali National Park and Preserve (Alaska)--History, Gates of the subject Arctic National Park and Preserve (Alaska)- -History, National parks and reserves-- Alaska--History--20th century--Case studies, Indi publication date: 1997 lcc: F912.G5C37 1997eb ddc: 979.8/2 Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (Alaska)--History, Denali National Park and Preserve (Alaska)--History, Gates of the subject: Arctic National Park and Preserve (Alaska)- -History, National parks and reserves-- Alaska--History--20th century--Case studies, Indi Page i Inhabited Wilderness Page ii Page iii Page v Inhabited Wilderness Indians, Eskimos, and National Parks in Alaska Theodore Catton NEW AMERICAN WEST SERIES Elliott West, General Editor University of New Mexico Press Albuquerque Page vi © 1997 by The University of New Mexico Press All rights reserved. FIRST EDITION Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Catton, Theodore. Inhabited Wilderness: Indians, Eskimos, and National Parks in Alaska/ Theodore Catton. 1st ed. p. cm.(New American West series) Includes bibliographical references (p. ). ISBN 0-8263-1826-6 (cloth). ISBN 0-8263-1827-4 (pbk.) I. Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (Alaska)History. 2. Denali National Park and Preserve (Alaska)History. 3. Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (Alaska)History. 4. National parks and reservesAlaskaHistory20th Century Case studies. 5. Indians of North AmericaAlaskaGovernment relationsHistory20th centuryCase studies. 6. United States. National Park ServiceHistoryCase studies. 1. Title. II. Series. F921.G5C37 1997 979.8'2dc21 97-4873 CIP Page vii For Kristi Page ix Contents List of Illustrations xi Foreword xiii Preface xvii Introduction 1 Chapter One 6 Land Reborn Chapter Two 40 The Privileged and the Dispossessed Chapter Three 66 Fallen Indians Chapter Four 87 "A Game Country without Rival in America" Chapter Five 117 The Saga of the Seventy-Mile Kid Chapter Six 131 Bob Marshall's Alaska Chapter Seven 165 The Lost Tribe Chapter Eight 191 "We Eskimos Would Like to Join the Sierra Club" Conclusion: The Burden of Alaska Wilderness 215 Notes 221 Bibliography 263 Index 281 Page xi Illustrations A Tidewater Glacier 32 Members of the E. H. Harriman Expedition 33 Huna Seal Hunting Camp 34 Village of Hoonah, Chichagof Island 35 William S. Cooper 36 The Park Service's MV Nunatak 37 The Seacrest 38 Hair Seals on Floating Ice 39 View of Mount McKinley 109 Charles Sheldon 110 Riley Creek Camp 111 Miners in the Kantishna District 112 Dall Sheep 113 A Sport Hunter 114 Buses and Cars Ready for Tourists 115 Savage River Camp 116 Bob Marshall 157
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