Colestah

Colestah
Born1800s
Died1865
Known for
SpouseOne of the five wives of Chief Kamiakin

Colestah (died 1865), was one of the five wives of Chief Kamiakin (1800–1877) of the Yakama Native American tribe. She is described as being a medicine woman (twati),[1][2] a psychic,[3] and a "warrior woman".[1][4]

  1. ^ a b Nelson, Kurt R. (2011). Treaties and Treachery: The Northwest Indians' Resistance to Conquest. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. p. 240. ISBN 9780870045004. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  2. ^ Schuerman, Richard D.; Finley, Michael O.; Andrews (introduction), Albert Redstar (2008). Finding Chief Kamiakin: The Life and Legacy of a Northwest Patriot (PDF). Washington State University/The McGregor Company. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  3. ^ Trafzer, Clifford E.; Scheuerman, Richard D. (1986). Renegade Tribe: The Palouse Indians and the Invasion of the Inland Pacific Northwest. Washington State University Press. p. 87. ISBN 9780874220278. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  4. ^ Ackerman, Lillian A. (2003). A necessary balance : gender and power among Indians of the Columbia Plateau. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 21. ISBN 0806134852. Retrieved 18 October 2020.