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The bear cult among the Assiniboin and their neighbors of the northern Plains
Southwestern journal of anthropology • 11 (1) • Published In 1955 • Pages: 1-14
By: Ewers, John C. (John Canfield).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a discussion of the Assiniboine Bear Cult, including a description of its dress, paraphernalia, and ceremonies. Bears were animals of great power and healing abilities. Bear Cult members were aggressive in war and helped to doctor the sick. Ewers compares the Assiniboine cult to those of the Dakota, Omaha, Winnebago, Crow, Plains Cree, Blackfoot, and Piegan; and links it to historical accounts of Bear Cults among tribes of the Eastern Woodlands.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Comparative evidence
- Special garments
- Ornament
- Congregations
- Ethnozoology
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Assiniboine
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2002
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Plains and Plateau
- 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.
- Ethnographer
- 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
- Ian Skoggard ; 2001
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1953
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1830-1930
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Fort Peck Reservation, Montana, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- John C. Ewers
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 12-14)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 47005758
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Assiniboine Indians