Converting Words: Maya in the Age of the Cross Alternate Title The Anthropology of Christianity ; 6 E-Books Author/Creator William F. Hanks Login or Register to create bookmarks.
Ethnohistoric Changes in the Haida Potlatch Complex Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed Author/Creator Margaret B. Blackman Arctic Anthropology, vol. 14, no. 1, 1977, pp. 39-53 Description Looks at the changes brought about through acculturation of the Potlatch which has assumed the function of feasting. Login or Register to create bookmarks.
Indian Way in Oklahoma: Transactions in Honor and Legitimacy Theses Author/Creator Sue N. Roark-Calnek Description Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Bryn Mawr College, 1977. Login or Register to create bookmarks.
Institutional Death and Ceremonial Healing Far From Home: The Carlisle Indian School Cemetery Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed Author/Creator Jacqueline Fear-Segal Museum Anthropology, vol. 33, no. 2, September 2010, pp. 157-171 Description Looks at the history of a unique Indian burial site and its reclamation as a place for ceremony, healing, and recovery. Login or Register to create bookmarks.
A Kachina by Any Other Name: Linguistically Contextualizing Native American Collections Theses Author/Creator Rachel E. Maxson Description Arts and Humanities Thesis (M.A.)--University of Denver, 2010. Login or Register to create bookmarks.
Memories, Myths, and Dreams of an Ojibwe Leader Book Reviews Author/Creator Rainey Gaywish Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 1, 2010, pp. 144-147 Description Book review of: Memories, Myths, and Dreams of an Ojibwe Leader by William Berens ; as told to A. Irving Hallowell ; edited by Jennifer S.H. Brown & Susan Elaine Gray. Login or Register to create bookmarks.
Objects of Purpose - Objects of Prayer: Peyote Boxes of the Native American Church Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed Author/Creator Daniel C. Swan Museum Anthropology Review, vol. 4, no. 2, 2010, pp. 156-189 Description Discusses boxes used to store and transport objects and items used in ceremonies of the Peyote religion. Includes images of examples. Login or Register to create bookmarks.
The Relationships Between the Social and Shamanic Art of the Tlingit Indians of Alaska Theses Author/Creator Aldona Claire Jonaitis Description Philosophy Thesis (Ph.D.)--Columbia University, 1977. Login or Register to create bookmarks.
The Reorganization of Ceremonial Relations in Haida Society Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed Author/Creator Mary Lee Stearns Arctic Anthropology, vol. 14, no. 1, 1977, pp. 54-63 Description Contends that while the competition of the potlatch has been suppressed, heads of households vie for prestige by providing lavish feasts. Login or Register to create bookmarks.
Rising From the Ashes: The Cherokee Phoenix as an Ethnohistorical Source Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed Author/Creator Theda Perdue Ethnohistory, vol. 24, no. 3, Summer, 1977, pp. 207-218 Description Contends that the newspaper is not a good source for ethnological information as it gives an inaccurate picture of Cherokee society. Login or Register to create bookmarks.
Ritual and Architecture in the Titicaca Basin: The Development of the Sunken Court Complex in the Formative Period Theses Author/Creator Amanda Beth Cohen Description Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2010. Login or Register to create bookmarks.
Ritual Architecture in Prehistoric Complex Hunter-Gatherer Communities: A Potential Example From Keatley Creek, on the Canadian Plateau Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed Author/Creator Jesse Morin American Antiquity, vol. 75, no. 3, July 2010, pp. 599-626 Description Promotes the study of housepit structures to begin to interpret the bases and origins of social inequality. Login or Register to create bookmarks.
Strategies of Reorientation: The Contribution of Contemporary Winter Dancing to Coast Salish Identity and Solidarity Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed Author/Creator Pamela T. Amoss Arctic Anthropology, vol. 14, no. 1, 1977, pp. 77-83 Description Looks at dance as a means to satisfy the participants spiritual and emotional needs. Login or Register to create bookmarks.
Survey to Identify and Evaluate Indian Sacred Sites and Traditional Cultural Properties in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area: Final Report Documents & Presentations Author/Creator [Office of the State Archaeologist] Description Discusses a project to create a state-wide system for site identification and documentation of American Indian sacred sites. Login or Register to create bookmarks.
Traditional Trends in Modern Nootka Ceremonies Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed Author/Creator Susan M. Kenyon Arctic Anthropology, vol. 14, no. 1, 1977, pp. 25-38 Description Looks at the major persistences and changes in contemporary Nootkan ceremonialism, indicating how traditional ways operate within a modern context. Login or Register to create bookmarks.
Unmasking Frontlet Headdresses: An Iconographic Study of Images in Northern Northwest Coast Ceremonial Headdresses Theses Author/Creator Carol Sheehan McLaren Description Anthropology and Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 1977. Login or Register to create bookmarks.