- Title Pages
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Introduction
-
1 An Overview of Northwest Coast Cultures -
2 The Study of Northwest Coast Slavery -
3 Methods and Sources -
4 Slaves and Masters Described -
5 The Production of Slaves -
6 Slave Labor -
7 Transactions in Slaves -
8 Slaves and Ritual -
9 The Scale of Slavery on the Northwest Coast -
10 The Antiquity of Northwest Coast Slavery -
11 Changes in Slavery, 1780–1880 -
12 Captivity and Slavery in Aboriginal North American Cultures -
13 Class on the Northwest Coast -
14 the Place of Slavery In Northwest Coast Culture -
Appendix 1 Tribal Unit Sample Codings On Slavery Variables -
Appendix 2 Tribal Unit Sample Identification and References - References
- Index
Slaves and Masters Described
Slaves and Masters Described
- Chapter:
- (p.69) 4 Slaves and Masters Described
- Source:
- Aboriginal Slavery on the Northwest Coast of North America
- Author(s):
Leland Donald
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
This chapter describes the slave–master relations in the Northwest Coast. It defines a slave as a person over whom all the powers attaching to the right of ownership are exercised and examines whether war captives were considered slaves. The chapter discusses character and behavior of slaves, describing the slave owners as well as their attitudes toward their slaves, and also highlights the paths out of slavery.
Keywords: slave–master relations, Northwest Coast, slaves, slave owners, war captives
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- Title Pages
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Introduction
-
1 An Overview of Northwest Coast Cultures -
2 The Study of Northwest Coast Slavery -
3 Methods and Sources -
4 Slaves and Masters Described -
5 The Production of Slaves -
6 Slave Labor -
7 Transactions in Slaves -
8 Slaves and Ritual -
9 The Scale of Slavery on the Northwest Coast -
10 The Antiquity of Northwest Coast Slavery -
11 Changes in Slavery, 1780–1880 -
12 Captivity and Slavery in Aboriginal North American Cultures -
13 Class on the Northwest Coast -
14 the Place of Slavery In Northwest Coast Culture -
Appendix 1 Tribal Unit Sample Codings On Slavery Variables -
Appendix 2 Tribal Unit Sample Identification and References - References
- Index
