Book
Blackfeet and buffalo: memories of life among the Indians
University of Oklahoma Press • Norman • Published In 1980 • Pages:
By: Schultz, James Willard.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Schultz was a life long participant-observer of Blackfoot Indian life at a time of transition, when traditional hunting and raiding activities were coming to an end due to increasing penetration of White settlers and government into their territory and to the extinction of the buffalo. The book consists of tales and reminiscences of Blackfeet personally known by Schultz, and thus conveys information about tribespeople with the vividness of lived experience. The source is rich in data on traditional hunting and warfare practices, ritual and religious belief. he researcher should note some 'seeming [historical] discrepancies' (pp. x-xi) owing to Schultz's overwhelming sympathy for the existential dilemmas faced by people who were dear to him.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Culture summary
- War
- 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 TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Foreign Resident
- 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.
- 3: Good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- M. A. Marcus ; J. Beierle ; 1982-1983
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1877-1947
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- ca. 1850-1900
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- northwestern Montana, United States; southern Alberta, Canada
- NotesAdditional notes
- by James Willard Schultz (Apikuni); edited with an introduction by by Keith C. Seele
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 62010762
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Siksika Indians