Abstract:
This thesis examines the effects of Western contact on the lifestyle and
dietary practices of the Northern Paiute and Klamath tribes between 1864 and
1900, and discusses how such impacts manifest themselves in a modem
context. The Northern Paiute and Klamath of Central Oregon thrived as mobile
tribes subsisting off of local flora and fauna collected in their seasonal
rounds. With Western contact however, both tribes were forced to adopt a
number Western subsistence and lifestyle habits as they were moved onto
reservations. These sudden changes still affect tribal members' lives today in the
form of Western diseases, loss of access to traditional food items, and an
increased in the consumption of Western food items. Despite these adverse
effects the Northern Paiute and Klamath have both managed to continue a number
of traditional dietary practices, as well as to combat health and legislative issues
with grass-roots efforts from within the tribal communities.
Description:
85 pages. A thesis presented to the Department of Anthropology and the Clark Honors College of the University of Oregon in partial fulfillment of the requirements for degree of Bachelor of Arts, Spring 2016.