Book

Ojibwa sociology

Columbia University Press29 • Published In 1937 • Pages: 144 , plates

By: Landes, Ruth.

Abstract
This book contains information on the political, kinship, and gens structure of the Ojibwa living on the Manitou Reserve at Emo in southwestern Ontario, and the regulations and customs connected with marriage and property. the author states her conclusions regarding the structure and regulations of each, and seeks to confirm them by presenting lengthy discussions of individual cases and life histories of Ojibwa individuals.
Subjects
Real property
Inheritance
Regulation of marriage
Special unions and marriages
Arranging a marriage
Kinship terminology
Kin relationships
Clans
Community structure
Shamans and psychotherapists
Revelation and divination
culture
Ojibwa
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
North America
Sub Region
Arctic and Subarctic
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Sociologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Alice McCloskey ; 1954
Field Date
1932-1935
Coverage Date
1932, 1933, 1935
Coverage Place
Central Ojibwa: Manitou Reserve, Emo, southwestern Ontario, Canada
Notes
Ruth Landes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 144)
LCCN
38014549
LCSH
Ojibwa Indians