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Culture Summary: Arapaho

Human Relations Area FilesNew HavenPublished In 2026 • Pages:

By: Anderson, Jeffrey D..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a culture summary of the Arapaho people. Information is presented on major aspects of Arapaho culture.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Culture summary
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Arapaho
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2026
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Plains and Plateau
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
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
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Ian Skoggard; 2022
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
1800-2026
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Cheyenne-Arapaho Oklamhoma Tribal Statistical Area, Oklahoma and Wind River Reservation, Wyoming, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Jeffrey D. Anderson
This culture summary is from the article "Arapaho" by Jeffrey D. Anderson, in the Encyclopedia of World Cultures, Vol. 1, North America, Timothy O'Leary and David Levinson, eds. Boston, Mass.: G. K. Hall & Co. 1991. Ian Skoggard added the synopsis and indexing notes in 2022. Teresa Silva added population figures in 2026
Includes bibliographical references
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Arapaho Indians