In the last episode of this exploration of the end of the Old West, I showed how international diplomacy and trade are poor partners. I was talking about Peter Skene Ogden’s expeditions […]
54. Pierre’s Hole 6: War By Other Means, Sometimes Headless
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53. Pierre’s Hole 5: The War of 1812 in the Far West
The War of 1812, eh. William Pitt the Younger, British Prime Minister, left, and Napoleon of France carving up the globe. National Portrait Gallery, London “The two greatest Commercial Nations in the […]
52. Pierre’s Hole 4: Some Problems With Using Business to Conduct Diplomacy
Business has always been a primary foundation of the development of the West of North America, with diplomacy being subordinated to it. The development of Cascadia is no exception. It was an […]
51. Pierre’s Hole 3: The Iroquois Road to Pierre’s Hole
Back in the spring I pointed out that during the dominance of New France over the West, the Iroquois trafficked in slaves between the Sioux and the French. This transfer of Indigenous […]
50. Pierre’s Hole 2: How We All Got To Pierre’s Hole
To give you a bit of a road map, we’re walking along here together to Pierre’s Hole, as the first of three critical moents in the transformation of Cascadian culture from a […]
49. Pierre’s Hole 1: What is Pierre’s Hole?
I talked about Pierre’s Hole a while back, but I was too quick about it. Here’s a slower introduction to the fall of the Old West. I’ll start with material I looked […]
It’s Time to Go Home
All together now… Sandhill Cranes heading to the Gulf of Mexico after an Arctic Summer Spotted while loading up the kayaks yesterday, and before bucking the non-stop traffic of hunters headed north.
Reading the Land
If you see “rock” and “drought” here, please look again. And again. And again. Take your time. Take a lifetime, if you need it. A cultural map at the head of Canim […]
The Day Doesn’t Begin With Light
But the shore does. Big Bar Lake
Coming Back to Camp
Darkness, too, is light.
Okanagan Okanogan 