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Northwest Coast village adaptations: a case study
Canadian journal of anthropology = Revue canadienne d'anthropologie • 3 (1) • Published In 1982 • Pages: 19-30
By: Tollefson, Kenneth Dean.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this study Tollefson presents data suggesting that the Tlingit developed an evolutionary series of village patterns as an adaptive response to changing sociopolitical conditions. There were at least four distinct types of villages developed by the Tlingit: 1) community household villages, 2) localized clan villages, 3) localized moiety villages, and 4) consolidated clan villages. Each new level was characterized by increased diversity of social groups and increased complexity in leadership and decision-making processes.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Community structure
- Clans
- Moieties
- Household
- Dwellings
- 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
- Ronald N. Johnson ; 1996
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1970-1979
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1700-1970
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- southeastern Alaska, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Kenneth D. Tollefson
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 29-30)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 84646813
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Tlingit Indians