Book

The Apache continuum: an analysis of continuity through change in San Carlos Apache culture and society

University Microfilms InternationalAnn Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1980 • Pages:

By: Perry, Richard John.

Abstract
This dissertation was supported by fieldwork on the San Carlos Reservation in 1963 and 1970. It investigates the dynamic adaptive aspects of Western Apache society. Perry provides as context an over view of southern Athabaskan cultures from their departure from sub-arctic woodlands to their diversification in the Southwest, as well as a history of pre-reservation culture and society of the Western Apache. As analysis of the modern San Carlos community, noting the traditional continuities, modifications and interactions with federal government, emphasizes the federal government's involvement via the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Public Health Service. The relocation program is used as an example to illustrate the relationship of the San Carlos Apaches with the federal government. Finally, the flexible qualities of Western Apache social organization are analyzed, postulating that extant social forms are able to transform potentially disruptive external factors in order to perpetuate the culture.
Subjects
Sociocultural trends
culture
Western Apache
HRAF PubDate
2002
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Delgra Childs ; Marlene Martin ; 1980
Field Date
1963 (June-Sept.); 1970 (Sept-Dec.)
Coverage Date
ca. 1848-1970
Coverage Place
Community of San Carlos, San Carlos Indian Reservation, east central Arizona, United States
Notes
Richard John Perry
UM 72-11, 857
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-254)
Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Syracuse University, 1971
LCSH
Western Apache Indians