Book
Snowbird Cherokees: people of persistence
University of Georgia Press • Athens • Published In 1991 • Pages:
By: Neely, Sharlotte.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a detailed study of the Cherokee community of Snowbird, a traditionalist settlement in North Carolina who over the years have had intense and long-term relations with local whites. The emphasis throughout, however, is on the cultural persistence of the community rather than on acculturation. In analyzing ethnic relations in Snowbird, , Neely uses a method which she calls 'situational analysis' or the 'extended-case method' of analysis. This document begins with a discussion of the geographical, historical, and cultural background of the community, then the author discusses '...situations to which the extended-case method is applied: a political controversy that illuminates intraethnic relations among the Eastern Cherokees and a ceremony that describes interethnic relations between Indians and whites and intertribal relations between Eastern and Western Cherokees. A concluding chapter re-examines Snowbird ethnic relations in general in a theoretical context' (p. 7).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Ethos
- Functional and adaptational interpretations
- Cultural identity and pride
- Rest days and holidays
- Ethnic stratification
- Tribe and nation
- Inter-community relations
- External relations
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Cherokee
- 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
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- 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 ; 2006
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1971-1974
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1540-1990
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- community of Snowbird, Graham County, North Carolina, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Sharlotte Neely
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-173) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 90011308
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Cherokee Indians/Cherokee Indians--Social life and customs
- North Carolina--Social life and customs