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The Crow Indian give-away: A primary instrument for cultural adaptation and persistence
Anthropos • 82 (1/3) • Published In 1987 • Pages: 207-214
By: Voget, Fred W..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article focuses on the sociological functions of gift giving and ceremonial exchange among the Crow in the post-reservation period. It demonstrates how give-away practices became important tools of cultural adaptation and persistence by emphasizing and rewarding traditional values and procedures, leading to the emergence of a composite "reservation culture" incorporating selected elements of mainstream American culture.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Cultural identity and pride
- Community structure
- Gift giving
- Exchange transactions
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Functional and adaptational interpretations
- Ethos
- Organized ceremonial
- Revelation and divination
- Family relationships
- 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
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Anthropologist
- 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
- Teferi A. Adem; 2012
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1939-1984
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1901-1984
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Crow Reservation, Montana, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Fred W. Voget
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 214)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 07021775
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Crow Indians