essay

Locality as a basic factor in the development of Iroquois social structure

Symposium on local diversity in Iroquois cultureWashington, D.c.Published In 1951 • Pages: 35-54

By: Fenton, William N. (William Nelson).

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is an examination of of the effects of locality or residence on the development of Iroquois social structure. In developing this subject Fenton examines the village and its residents and in concluding the article he offers his theory on coresidence or the concept of locality as a method of interpreting Iroquois culture history.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Cultural participation
Historical reconstruction
Sociocultural trends
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
1933-1949
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)
not specified, United States and Canada
NotesAdditional notes
William N. Fenton
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Iroquois Indians