essay
Notes on the socio-economic status of the Oklahoma Seminoles
physical anthropology of the Seminole Indians of Oklahoma, by Wilton Marion Krogman ; with an introduction by Corrado Gini • 2 • Published In 1935 • Pages: 133-159
By: Hadley, J. Nixon.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The data presented in this source were 'gleaned in spare moments' by the author, who was among the Oklahoma Seminole 'employed on duties only remotely connected with ethnological research' (p. 133). Topics covered include: social organization, as it existed aboriginally and at the time of observation; the Green Corn Festival, or busk, with emphasis on the dances; magic; and culture change. Also included are ten poorly reproduced photographs.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Clans
- Phratries
- Organized ceremonial
- Music
- Real property
- Community structure
- Community heads
- Ingroup antagonisms
- Settlement patterns
- Shamans and psychotherapists
- Magic
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Seminole
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2003
- 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 TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Government Official
- 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.
- 3: Good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Christopher Latham ; 1989
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1932, 1933-1934
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- mid nineteenth century - 1930s
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Oklahoma, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- J. Nixon Hadley
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 158-159)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 37005943
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Seminole Indians