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Natchez political evolution
American anthropologist, n.s. • 26 • Published In 1962 • Pages: 201-229
By: Macleod, William Christie.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a comparative study of Natchez sociopolitical organization. The social classes represented in the historical records are Suns, Nobles, Honored Men, and the Stinkards or commoners. The author argues that the Suns were not a class but a matrilineal royal family, whose male descendants fell in rank to Noble, then Honored Men, and finally to Stinkards in succeeding generations. Elevation from Stinkard to Honored Men or Honored Men (probably only descendants of Nobles) to Noble might be achieved through wartime valor. The Nobles were exogamous, taking their wives from among commoners.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Historical and archival research
- Status, role, and prestige
- Classes
- Regulation of marriage
- Territorial hierarchy
- Military organization
- Discipline and morale
- 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
- article
- 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
- 1680-1730
- 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 William Christie MacLeod
- Reprinted by permission of the original publishers
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 17015424
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Natchez Indians