book chapter
The Blackfoot Indians
native peoples : the canadian experience • Toronto, Ont. • Published In 1986 • Pages: 404-435
By: Dempsey, Hugh Aylmer.
Abstract
This document presents a summary sketch of Blackfoot ethnography dating from pre-contact days (ca. 1600s) to the 1970s. The work provides information on the environment and economy, social and political organization, religion, the Sun Dance ceremonial, myths and legends, warfare, family life, culture history, the fur trade, treaties and reservations, and recent trends in cultural development. This study provides the reader with an excellent overview of Blackfoot society without getting too specific on details.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1999
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Plains and Plateau
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Historian
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1997
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 1600s-1970s
- Coverage Place
- Alberta-Saskatchewan region, Canada
- Notes
- Hugh A. Dempsey
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 434-435)
- LCCN
- 86187110
- LCSH
- Siksika Indians