book chapter
The Indian journals 1859-62
The University of Michigan Press • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1959 • Pages:
By: Morgan, Lewis Henry.
Abstract
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.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2014
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Plains and Plateau
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1963
- Field Date
- 1859-1862
- Coverage Date
- 1827-1862
- Coverage Place
- northern Great Plains, United States
- Notes
- Lewis Henry Morgan
- Footnotes appearing at the end of the book may be found in category 116, pp. 226-228.
- Edited, and with an introd., by Leslie A. White. Illus. selected and edited by Clyde Walton
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 58010122
- LCSH
- Crow Indians