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An original study of Mesquakie (Fox) life
Annals of Iowa, third series • 20 (2) • Published In 1937 • Pages: (Oct. 1935) 123-139 ; (Jan. 1937) 510-526
By: Harlan, Edgar Rubey, Young Bear, Gilmore, Melvin R. (Melvin Randolph), Young Bear, George, Poweshiek, Jim.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a transcript-like account of a meeting of some Fox Indians with some White scholars. The purpose was to give information on Indian life to teachers in the Des Moines schools. The format is that of an interview. There are brief discussions of miscellaneous topics such as socialization of children; status of warriors; mourning customs, games, and place names. The questions and comments by the interviewer (Harlan) were marked for 124.
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Fox
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2019
- 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.
- Historian
- 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 ; 1976-1977
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- none
- NotesAdditional notes
- Edgar R. Harlan, Young Bear, Melvin R. Gilmore, George Young Bear, and Jim Poweshiek
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 05032209
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Fox Indians