essay

Political and ceremonial organization of the Plains-Ojibway

Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History11 (6) • Published In 1914 • Pages: 475-511

By: Skinner, Alanson Buck.

Abstract
This source is a brief sketch of Plains-Ojibwa, or Bungi, social and ceremonial organization. Material on warfare and the buffalo hunt is also included. The author visited the Plains-Ojibwa in the summer of 1913. Complete bibliographical citation is made at the end of the volume of which this source is a part. Therefore, where necessary, bibliographical information is given in analyst's notes.
Subjects
Hunting and trapping
Dwellings
Status, role, and prestige
Sodalities
Clans
Community structure
Police
Military organization
Organized ceremonial
culture
Ojibwa
HRAF PubDate
2019
Region
North America
Sub Region
Arctic and Subarctic
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
W. W. Stein
Field Date
1913
Coverage Date
1913 (summer)
Coverage Place
Long Plains Reserve, Maintoba, Canada
Notes
By Alanson Skinner
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
15003023
LCSH
Ojibwa Indians