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Episodes in the culture-hero myth of the Sauks and Foxes

Journal of American folklore14Published In 1901 • Pages: 225-239

By: Jones, William.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this source, Jones presents the creation myth of the Sauk and Fox. This account is apparently compiled from fragments which '…are rendered freely in a simple straightforward idiom rather than formally in a literal, bald translation.' (p. 226). Footnotes are located at the end of the source, on pp. 238-239.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Mythology
Spirits and gods
Verbal arts
Texts translated into english
Ethnozoology
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Fox
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2014
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 TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Indigenous Person
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
Marlene Martin ; Martin Malone ; 1976-1977
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1897-1901
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1897-1901
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
not specified
NotesAdditional notes
William Jones
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
17028737
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Fox Indians--Religion
Fox Indians--Folklore
Sauk Indians--Religion