Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. List of Tables xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. 1. Disentangling Colonial Encounters 1
7. 2. Multiple Perspectives on a Critical Time 31
8. 3. Colonial Encounters in Yosemite Valley 53
9. 4. The People of Awahnee 79
10. 5. Peopling the Past 115
11. 6. A Tradition of Survival: Archaeological Evidence for Awahnichi Depopulation 135
12. 7. Daily Practices in a Changing World 156
13. 8. Hol’-low and He-le’-jah: Cultural Continuity and Change 181
14. 9. The Colonial Experience: Epidemic Disease and Cultural Outcomes Elsewhere in North America 220
15. 10. Culture, History, and Colonialism 283
16. Appendix: Population Proxy Data 301
17. Notes 309
18. References 321
19. Index 353