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Makah marriage patterns and population stability
Akten des 34 Internationalen Amerikanistenkongresses [Proceedings of the 34th International Congress of Americanists • Horn-Wien • Published In 1962 • Pages: 538-545
By: Gunther, Erna.
Abstract
This paper presents a study of the changing patterns of marriage among the Makah Indians over a period of one hundred years (1860-1960), partly as a result of European-Indian contacts, and partly as inherent socio-cultural changes evolving from within the society itself. This study is the result of the author's own field work among the Makah begun in 1934, and is further supplemented by various documents--census data, employment records, etc. There are abundant data in this work on marriage regulations within Makah society, and also on Indian-White marriages and their effect on the people as a whole. Some population statistics will be found at the end of this document.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Northwest Coast and California
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1964: John Beierle; 2010
- Field Date
- 1934-1960
- Coverage Date
- 1860-1960
- Coverage Place
- Makah Indians, Cape Flattery, Washington State, United States
- Notes
- Erna Gunther
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 545)
- LCSH
- Nootka Indians
- Nuu-chah-nulth Indians