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> In this area we have indigenous families that have histories that go back for many hundreds and even thousands of years. Where is that? Thousands of years is
by kortilla 4y ago
> In this area we have indigenous families that have histories that go back for many hundreds and even thousands of years.
Where is that? Thousands of years is well beyond the histories of any North American tribes.
- moistly 4y agoDude, the West Coast has been settled for some 30000 years. People have lived in this particular interior valley for at least 3000 years. You find it hard to believe that the Interior Salish peoples don’t have a history?
- kortilla 4y agoWith no evidence, why do you assume their civilization was stable enough to carry a cohesive history? No writing system + inter-tribal conflicts makes it difficult for all but a few outlandish stories to make it more than a couple hundred years.
- ceejayoz 4y agohttps://www.nps.gov/subjects/volcanoes/traditional-knowledge-of-prehistoric-eruptions.htm https://www.nps.gov/subjects/volcanoes/traditional-knowledge... > Traditional knowledge that relates to prehistoric eruptions is part of the oral history of many Native American tribes. This knowledge even extends back to volcanic activity that occurred thousands of years in the past. > Oral traditions of the Klamath tribes and Umpqua people indicate that people witnessed the eruption of Mount Mazama 7,700 years ago. Artifacts have also been found underneath the Mazama ash layer.
- ummonk 4y agoYeah but it’s kind of ridiculous for stories of ancient volcanic eruptions to be described as “idyllic”.