article

Field notes on the Tahltan and Kaska Indians: 1912-15

Anthropologica (3) • Published In 1956 • Pages: 39-171

By: Teit, James Alexander, Helm, June.

Abstract
This article was edited and put together by J. H. MacNeish, from the notes of Teit, an ethnologist who worked for the Tahltan tribal council for several years. The article contains much descriptive information on habitat, clothing, ornament, tranportation, and the life cycle of the group. Most of the material in the article refers to the Tahltan Indians, rather than the Kaska. Included is information from informants and reference to collections ranging back to the early nineteenth century, with National Museum Numbers in the text corresponding to numbered items in the end plates.
Subjects
Normal garb
Clothing manufacture
Puberty and initiation
Sexual stimulation
Difficult and unusual births
Infant care
Infant feeding
Techniques of socialization
Ornament
Revelation and divination
Sacred objects and places
Shamans and psychotherapists
Mode of marriage
Menstruation
Diet
culture
Kaska
HRAF PubDate
2012
Region
North America
Sub Region
Arctic and Subarctic
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
James Leary ; 1957; Teferi Abate Adem; 2011
Field Date
1912, 1915
Coverage Date
1834-1915
Coverage Place
northern British Columbia, southeastern Yukon Territory, and southwestern Northwest Territories, Canada
Notes
James A. Teit
Includes bibliographical references (p. 171)
LCCN
56004160
LCSH
Kaska Indians