Book
The Makah Indians: a study of an Indian tribe in modern American society
University of Minnesota Press • Minneapolis • Published In 1953 • Pages:
By: Colson, Elizabeth.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The original of this work was a doctoral dissertation at Radcliffe College in 1944. It was revised for publication at the suggestion of Max Gluckman, a British social anthropologist. It is a study of the assimilation of the Makah into modern American society with an analysis of the traditional culture kept by the Makah and the changes which occurred in it during the reservation period. The author examines the land of the Makah, the tribe, the relations of the Makah with the Whites, the world-view of the Makah, their traditions and their relationship to the supernatural. Colson was Professor of Anthropology at Brandeis University.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Public welfare
- Tribe and nation
- Ethnic stratification
- Cultural identity and pride
- Kin relationships
- Sociocultural trends
- Status, role, and prestige
- Ingroup antagonisms
- Sacred objects and places
- Congregations
- General character of religion
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- 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
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Social 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Timothy J. O'Leary ; 1960: John Beierle; 2010
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1941-1942
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1780-1942
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Makah Indian Reservation, Neah Bay, Washington State, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Elizabeth Colson
- Information on the organization and policy of the Indian Agency or Service has been marked for category 657.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-303)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 73015051
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Nootka Indians
- Makah Indians
- Nuu-chah-nulth Indians