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Concept of land ownership among the Iroquois and their neighbors

Symposium on local diversity in Iroquois cultureWashington, D.c.Published In 1951 • Pages: 13-34

By: Snyderman, George S..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article contains a discussion of the concept of land ownership among the Iroquois and neighboring tribes. The article deals with the Native American philosophy of the land, land ownership among the various segments of Iroquois society, changes in philosophy brought about through Native-White contact, and the reaction of the Iroquois to conquest. Much of the material for this article was obtained from Seneca informants at the community of Coldspring, Allegany Reservation, New York.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Real property
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Iroquois
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
1996
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
essay
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.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle ; 1961
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
ca. 1948
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)
Seneca ; Allegany Reservation, New York State, United States
NotesAdditional notes
George S. Snyderman
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Iroquois Indians