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Kootenai

Handbook of North American Indians. Plateau (12)Published In 1998 • Pages: 223-237

By: Brunton, Bill B..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document provides a good overview of Kutenai society and culture, including such topics as territory and environment, history and origins, social and political organization, technology and subsistence, religious organization and ceremonies, and social and kin relationships.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Location
Topography and geology
Historical reconstruction
History
Linguistic identification
Annual cycle
Collecting
Hunting and trapping
Fishing
Status, role, and prestige
Friendships
Kinship terminology
Community structure
Territorial hierarchy
External relations
Cosmology
Mythology
Spirits and gods
Revelation and divination
Ritual
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Kutenai
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2018
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
essay
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
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Ian Skoggard; 2017
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1969-1988
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1840-1996
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Lincoln county, Montana and Boundary county, Idaho, United States; southeastern British Columbia, Canada
NotesAdditional notes
Bill B. Brunton
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
77017162
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Kootenai Indians