book chapter

The Indian journals 1859-62

The University of Michigan PressAnn Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1959 • Pages:

By: Morgan, Lewis Henry.

Abstract
Most material for this source was obtained from Robert Meldrum, a trader for the American Fur Company who lived in Crow territory for most of his adult life and married into the tribe. Some very interesting data can be found regarding Crow clans, marriage regulations, chieftainship, descent of property, dances, naming ceremonies, parent-in-law and children-in-law relationships, polygamy, dialectal changes in the language, mortuary customs, religious beliefs, personal hygiene, position of the mother's brother in society, daily routine, and religious oaths. Also included is a detailed study of the Crow Medicine Lodge Ceremony (Sun Dance). There is additional information on the Mandan, Blackfoot, and Hidatsa.
Subjects
Cultural identity and pride
Ethnic stratification
Clans
Regulation of marriage
Talent mobility
Status, role, and prestige
Sex and marital offenses
Inheritance
Rule of descent
Parents-in-law and children-in-law
Mourning
Polygamy
Gift giving
Family relationships
Burial practices and funerals
Organized ceremonial
Religious and educational structures
Magical and mental therapy
General character of religion
culture
Crow
HRAF PubDate
2014
Region
North America
Sub Region
Plains and Plateau
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1963
Field Date
1859-1862
Coverage Date
1827-1862
Coverage Place
northern Great Plains, United States
Notes
Lewis Henry Morgan
Footnotes appearing at the end of the book may be found in category 116, pp. 226-228.
Edited, and with an introd., by Leslie A. White. Illus. selected and edited by Clyde Walton
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
58010122
LCSH
Crow Indians