Book

Ethnography and acculturation of the Fort Nelson Slave

Pub. For the Dept. of anthropology, Yale University, Yale University Press ; H. Milford, Oxford University Press (33)Published In 1946 • Pages: 169

By: Honigmann, John Joseph.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This book focuses on the configuration of different elements of traditional Slavey culture, and changes that occurred following contact with Euromericans. Specific themes covered include: economic activities and related material technologies, shelter, weapons and tools, tanning, cloth making, family life, social organization, and religion.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Ethos
Functional and adaptational interpretations
Hunting and trapping
Travel
Water transport
Boats
Annual cycle
Normal garb
Paraphernalia
Work in skins
Fishing
Transportation
Highways and bridges
Animal transport
Acculturation and culture contact
Missions
External trade
Animal by-products
Diet
Inter-ethnic relations
Community structure
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Slavey
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.
Anthropologist
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
Teferi Abate Adem ; 2015
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1943
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1800-1943
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Fort Nelson area, British Columbia, Canada
NotesAdditional notes
[by] John J. Honigmann
Includrs bibliographical references (p. 166-169)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
a 46005529
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Slavey Indians