essay
Basques in the American West
To build in a new land : ethnic landscapes in North America • Baltimore, Maryland • Published In 1992 • Pages: 379-395
By: Douglass, William A..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article focuses on the Basque sheep herders in the western United States, with less emphasis on herding routines and technology, and more on the environmental adjustments of the herders. Douglass discusses the physical attributes of the herders' dwellings, their attempts to combat the psychological dangers of their socially isolating occupation, and the significance of the Basque hotel to the herding society. Additional data relate to the annual festival cycle, immigration patterns, social clubs, and the establishment (or lack thereof) of Basque monuments and memorials.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- External migration
- Pastoral activities
- Dwellings
- Settlement patterns
- Travel services
- Ethnic stratification
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Basque Americans
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1997
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 1995
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- mid-nineteenth century - 1990s
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- William A. Douglass
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 91020753
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Basque Americans