book chapter

The Blackfoot: buffalo hunters of the North American Plains

Habitat, economy and society ; a geographical introduction to ethnologyLondonPublished In 1950 • Pages: 45-68, 475-476

By: Forde, Cyril Daryll.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article provides a comprehensive, introductory analysis of Blackfoot culture and social organization. Forde's attention focusses mainly on the concrete aspects of Blackfoot subsistence and settlement activities; less information is presented on religion and ceremonial. Emphasis is placed on changes resulting from the introduction of the horse and upon buffalo hunting by males, rather than on a wider range of hunting and gathering activities.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Culture summary
Food quest
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 chapter
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
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
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
M. A. Marcus ; J. Beierle ; 1982
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
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)
Montana, United States; Alberta, Canada
NotesAdditional notes
by C. Daryll Forde
Includes bibliographical references (p.475-476)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
51001952
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Siksika Indians