book chapter
The Micmac Indians of eastern Canada
University of Minnesota Press • Minneapolis • Published In 1955 • Pages:
By: Wallis, Wilson D. (Wilson Dallam), Wallis, Ruth Sawtell.
Abstract
This monograph is the result of fieldwork by Wallis originally in 1911-1912, and a revisit by Wallis and his wife in 1953 to see what changes had occurred in the intervening 40 years. The monograph is divided into two parts: the first, Tribal Life, contains the ethnography of the people and concludes with an analysis of culture change and the status of the modern Micmac; the second part, Folktales and Traditions, contains material about the culture hero Gluskap, supernatural beings, history and tradition, origins of material culture, magic and animal stories. The volume concludes with three appendices of zoological, botanical and anatomical terms. Wilson Wallis is Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota and both he and his wife are well-known anthropologists.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Timothy J. O'Leary ; 1961: John Beierle; 2009
- Field Date
- 1911-1912, 1953
- Coverage Date
- 1500-1953
- Coverage Place
- Eastern Canada
- Notes
- Wilson D. Wallis and Ruth Sawtell Wallis
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-314)
- Pages 338-395, 401-446, and 481-492, which contain folktales with little cultural content, have not been processed for the Micmac collection.
- LCCN
- 54010292
- LCSH
- Micmac Indians