Book

The southwestern Chippewa: an ethnohistorical study

American Anthropological Association • (92) • Published In 1962 • Pages: vi, 110

By: Hickerson, Harold.

Abstract
This source attempts to interpret or reconstruct the preservation organization of the southwestern Chippewa living in the upper Great Lakes and Mississippi headwaters region during the period 1640 to the mid-19 century in order to demonstrate the author's assumption that the Chippewa of Wisconsin and Minnesota were organized collectively, and that the collective (as opposed to particularistic or 'atomistic') organization characterized them as far back as the beginning of the European contact period and before, into aboriginal times. As a point of reference, the author describes the basic pattern of subsistence in precontact days and then proceeds to describe and indicate how the following sociocultural changes have been induced in the society: a greater emphasis on hunting and the need for larger hunting territories; changes in marriage patterns; the surrender of territorial autonomy by the totemic kindred groups and their confederation under the designation 'Saulteur'; the founding of many peaceful settlements after the establishment of hunting and trading alliances with the neighboring Dakotas; the movement towards the interior of the area occupied, the increasing incidence of warfare with the Dakota over control of hunting territories, and the social consequences of this widespread and persistent warfare. Finally, the era of treaties with the United States government and the final settlement of the Chippewa on reservations during the mid-19 century are briefly noted.
culture
Ojibwa
HRAF PubDate
2019
Region
North America
Sub Region
Arctic and Subarctic
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
John Beierle
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
1640-mid-ninteenth century
Coverage Place
northern Minnesota and Wisconsin, United States; southern Ontario, Canada
Notes
by Harold Hickerson
Footnotes will be found at the end of the source on pages 91-97
Includes bibliographical references (p. 98-104) and index
LCCN
a 63000766
LCSH
Ojibwa Indians