Originally published as the Forty-Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology. This edition published with a new introduction by David Reed Miller.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 4, 2004, pp. 131-181
Description
Book reviews of :
American Indian Education, a History by Jon Allan Reyhner and Jeanne Eder.
The Anguish of Snails: Native American Folklore in the West by Barre Toelken.
Battle for the BIA: G.E.E. Lindquist and the Missionary Crusade against John Collier by David W.
Report includes the following papers:
Report of the Director by J. W. Powell
Notes on Certain Maya and Mexican Manuscripts by Cyrus Thomas
On Masks, Labrets, and Certain Aboriginal Customs by William H. Dall
Omaha Sociology by Rev. J. Owen Dorsey
Navajo Weavers by Dr. Washington Matthews
Prehistoric Textile Fabrics of the United States by William H. Holmes
Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made by the Bureau of Ethnology During the Field Season of 1881 by William H.
Broad cultural overview of the Tlingit peoples including location, history, oral history, language, housing, clothing, healing practices, and social customs. Also includes brief bibliography.