Book
E. W. Nelson's Notes on the Indians of the Yukon and Innoko Rivers, Alaska
Field Museum of Natural History • 70 ; 1281 • Published In 1978 • Pages: xi, 80
By: Nelson, Edward William, VanStone, James W..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Following an historical preface, this document provides a naturalist’s notes on a journey through the lower-middle Yukon River region in the winter of 1880, including time spent among the Ingalik and Holikachuk, with some comparable material on surrounding groups. Nearly half the manuscript is transcriptions of myths, complemented by observations of ceremonial activities. Relations with the Eskimo (Yupik) are highlighted, as are adjustments to the fur trade, and major events in the life cycle. Some additional information is provided on environment and subsistence, and on material culture.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Topography and geology
- Settlement patterns
- Annual cycle
- External relations
- External trade
- Community structure
- Location
- Organized ceremonial
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Ingalik
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2016
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Arctic and Subarctic
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Naturalist
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Teferi Abate Adem ; 2014
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1880
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1880
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- southwestern Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- edited, with an introd. by James W. VanStone
- Includes bibliographical references (p.74-77) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 77091447
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Deg Hit'an Indians