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Observations on Northern Blackfoot kinship

University of Washington Press (9)Published In 1966 • Pages: vi, 31

By: Hanks, Lucien M. (Lucien Mason), Hanks, Jane Richardson.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This monograph is an analysis of the Northern Blackfoot (Siksika) kinship system. The kin terms are enumerated, their ranges of application discussed, and behavior between specific classes of relatives is examined. The authors then relate several classificatory principles evident in the terminological system to general patterns of Northern Blackfoot social interaction. Points of structural weakness and current changes in the kinship system are considered, and some comparative data highlighting differences in the usage of kin terminology between the three major Blackfoot divisions are also given.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Kinship terminology
Cultural participation
Culture summary
Kinship
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Blackfoot
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
1999
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
Book
Evaluation
Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Psychologist
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
David Sherwood ; John Beierle ; 1982
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1938, 1939
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
not specified
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Northern Blackfoot Reserve in Alberta (Gleichen, Alberta), Canada
NotesAdditional notes
L. M. Hanks, Jr., and Jane Richardson
Includes bibliographical references
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Siksika Indians