book chapter

The Natchez group

Indian tribes of the lower Mississippi and adjacent coast of the Gulf of Mexico43Published In 1911 • Pages: 45-274

By: Swanton, John Reed.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document distills information from French seventeenth and eighteenth century documents, organizing it topically, including: clothing, ornaments, arts and industries, economic life, medicine, education, games, etiquette, marriage, social organization, feasts, war, funerals, religion, and early contact history. It includes lengthy translations of the source documents.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Historical and archival research
History
Acculturation and culture contact
Cereal agriculture
Normal garb
Ornament
Status, role, and prestige
Classes
Visiting and hospitality
Form and rules of government
Chief executive
External relations
Instigation of war
Warfare
Aftermath of combat
Peacemaking
Shamans and psychotherapists
Medical therapy
Suicide
Special burial practices and funerals
Cult of the dead
Mythology
Spirits and gods
Missions
Ordering of time
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Natchez
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 chapter
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.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Ian Skoggard; 2019
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
not applicable
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1699-1734
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Adams, Jefferson and Claiborne counties, Mississippi, United States
NotesAdditional notes
By John R. Swanton
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
11035489
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Natchez Indians