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Historical aspects of Tlingit clans in Angoon, Alaska

American anthropologist49 (3)Published In 1947 • Pages: 438-452

By: Garfield, Viola Edmundson.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article discusses the Tlingit clans in Angoon, and some of their history. Included are a number of texts relating to clan mythology. Garfield was an anthropologist at the University of Washington when this article was published.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
History
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Tlingit
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
Northwest Coast and California
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
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.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
James Leary ; 1958
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1945
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
not specified
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Angoon, Alaska, United States
NotesAdditional notes
by Viola E. Garfield
The kin based groups designated 'clans' by Garfield have been indexed for Clans (614).
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
17015424
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Tlingit Indians