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Cultural persistence among the modern Iroquois
Anthropos • 53 • Published In 1958 • Pages: 473-483
By: Freilich, Morris.
Abstract
This article shows that cultural ideals of traditional Iroquois society have been preserved despite a long process of acculturation. Freilich demonstrates this phenomenon by describing how in his choice of a relatively dangerous occupation, structural steel work, the modern Mohawk male is able to achieve prestige that is no longer available to him through warfare. The paper is divided into three parts; the first presents a culture summary of the Mohawk during the early historical period, the second part discusses environmental changes that took place after the arrival of European settlers, and the third part discusses the Mohawk of the 1950s.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1996
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1962
- Field Date
- 1956
- Coverage Date
- variable
- Coverage Place
- Mohawk ; United States and Canada
- Notes
- Morris Freilich
- LCSH
- Iroquois Indians