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Early Kutenai history

Montana magazine of history2 (2)Published In 1952 • Pages: 5-9

By: Malouf, Carling I. (Carling Isaac).

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document presents the history and way of life of the Dayton-Elmo and Tobacco Plains Kutenai of Montana and adjacent British Columbia as recounted by a native informant and historian. Highlights include early contact with French-Canadian traders and missionaries, battles with the Blackfoot, and relations between the different Kutenai communities.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Traditional history
Acculturation and culture contact
Settlement patterns
Community heads
External relations
Peacemaking
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
article
Evaluation
Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Archaeologist
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
Ian Skoggard; 2017
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1950
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1700-1910
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
northwestern Montana, United States; southeastern British Columbia, Canada
NotesAdditional notes
Carling Malouf
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
sf 85001228
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Kootenai Indians