essay

Wage labor and the San Carlos Apache

apachean culture history and ethnology (21) • Published In 1971 • Pages: 115-133

By: Adams, William Yewdale, Krutz, Gordon V..

Abstract
This article provides a two-part analysis of wage labor among the Western Apache of the San Carlos Reservation. The first part, a study by Adams based on research conducted in 1954, traces historically the development of wage labor in the reservation era and attempts to determine the degree of success of integrating the San Carlos into a national or regional economy. Krutz' study, comprising the second half of the analysis and based on work conducted in 1970, posits that the unwillingness of the Western Apache to engage more extensively in off-reservation wage labor is part of a strategy of resistance to assimilation. The persisting significance of kinship ties, obligation to ceremonial participation, and job skill levels are also discussed in the context of wage labor.
Subjects
Labor supply and employment
culture
Western Apache
HRAF PubDate
2002
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Types
Ethnologist
Educator
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Delgra Childs ; John Beierle ; 1980
Field Date
1954 (Adams) ; 1970 (Krutz)
Coverage Date
1870-1970
Coverage Place
San Carlos Apache, east central Arizona, United States
Notes
William Y. Adams and Gordon V. Krutz
Based on the Apachean Symposium, held at the 69th annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Nov., 1969, New Orleans
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
70140453
LCSH
Western Apache Indians