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The Cree of Canada: some ecological and evolutionary considerations
Western Canadian journal of anthropology • 1 (1) • Published In 1969 • Pages: 7-19
By: Fisher, Anthony Dwight.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
According to Fisher the socio-cultural evolution, or lack thereof, of Cree societies is related to three variables of social, ecological, and historical significance. The small family hunting group or band and its pattern of social relations based upon 'affinal dualism', the ecological necessities in terms of size and mobility, and the limited extensions of family kin ties is one such set of phenomena. Another set has to do with the nature of the great subarctic 'belt' and the micro-environments within it, with the cyclical or changing nature of resources therein, and limits imposed upon the assembling of large groups of people by the seasonal climatic conditions. Finally, the historical processes of mobility, an evermore prescriptive relationship between environment, Indian, and fur trader, plus disease as an ecological variable, also had their effect upon the evolution of the Cree (p. 16). How these factors are interrelated are described by the author in the text of this document.
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Western Woods Cree
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Arctic and Subarctic
- 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
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 2006
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatechewan, Alberta, Canada
- NotesAdditional notes
- A. D. Fisher
- Special issue: Cree studies
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 17-19)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 75017273
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Cree Indians