essay

Kootenai

handbook of north american indians. plateau (12) • Published In 1998 • Pages: 223-237

By: Brunton, Bill B..

Abstract
This document provides a good overview of Kutenai society and culture, including such topics as territory and environment, history and origins, social and political organization, technology and subsistence, religious organization and ceremonies, and social and kin relationships.
Subjects
Identification
Location
Topography and geology
Historical reconstruction
History
Linguistic identification
Annual cycle
Collecting
Hunting and trapping
Fishing
Status, role, and prestige
Friendships
Kinship terminology
Community structure
Territorial hierarchy
External relations
Cosmology
Mythology
Spirits and gods
Revelation and divination
Ritual
culture
Kutenai
HRAF PubDate
2018
Region
North America
Sub Region
Plains and Plateau
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard; 2017
Field Date
1969-1988
Coverage Date
1840-1996
Coverage Place
Lincoln county, Montana and Boundary county, Idaho, United States; southeastern British Columbia, Canada
Notes
Bill B. Brunton
LCCN
77017162
LCSH
Kootenai Indians