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Supernatural beings of the Huron and Wyandot
American anthropologist • 16 (2) • Published In 1914 • Pages: 288-313
By: Barbeau, Marius.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is an account of Huron-Wendat (Wyandot) creation myth and cosmology, drawing on documentation from a number of subgroups living in different locations and historical periods.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Comparative evidence
- Cosmology
- Mythology
- Spirits and gods
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Huron/Wendat
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- 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; 2015
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1911-1912
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1635-1912
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Wyandotte, Oklahoma, United States; Essex and Simcoe counties, Ontario, Canada
- NotesAdditional notes
- By C. M. Barbeau
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 17015424
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Wyandot Indians