book chapter
The Indian journals 1859-62
The University of Michigan Press • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1959 • Pages:
By: Morgan, Lewis Henry, White, Leslie A., Walton, Clyde.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Most material for this source was obtained from Robert Meldrum, a trader for the American Fur Company who lived in Crow territory for most of his adult life and married into the tribe. Some very interesting data can be found regarding Crow clans, marriage regulations, chieftainship, descent of property, dances, naming ceremonies, parent-in-law and children-in-law relationships, polygamy, dialectal changes in the language, mortuary customs, religious beliefs, personal hygiene, position of the mother's brother in society, daily routine, and religious oaths. Also included is a detailed study of the Crow Medicine Lodge Ceremony (Sun Dance). There is additional information on the Mandan, Blackfoot, and Hidatsa.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Cultural identity and pride
- Ethnic stratification
- Clans
- Regulation of marriage
- Talent mobility
- Status, role, and prestige
- Sex and marital offenses
- Inheritance
- Rule of descent
- Parents-in-law and children-in-law
- Mourning
- Polygamy
- Gift giving
- Family relationships
- Burial practices and funerals
- Organized ceremonial
- Religious and educational structures
- Magical and mental therapy
- General character of religion
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Crow
- 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
- Plains and Plateau
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 1963
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1859-1862
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1827-1862
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- northern Great Plains, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Lewis Henry Morgan
- Edited, and with an introd., by Leslie A. White. Illus. selected and edited by Clyde Walton
- Footnotes appearing at the end of the book may be found in category 116, pp. 226-228.
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 58010122
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Crow Indians