Book
Shared symbols, contested meanings: Gros Ventre culture and history, 1778-1984
Cornell University Press • Ithaca • Published In 1987 • Pages:
By: Fowler, Loretta.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This monograph is basically a study of the contemporary Gros Ventre at the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana. The focus in this work is on the cultural identity of the Gros Ventre and the different ways it has been and is now symbolized to these people. Also examined in this document is the evolution of Gros Ventre culture in terms of their relationship to Euro-American society and with other Indian ethnic societies, such as the Assiniboines with whom they share the present Fort Belknap Reservation. In addition to the above, this work also contains much information on culture history (1778-1984); the "generation gap" between youths and elders in the society; and degrees of acculturation (assimilation), based in part on "racial hybridization", generally in terms of Euro-American ancestry.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- History
- Personal names
- Naming
- External trade
- External relations
- Public welfare
- Age stratification
- Public assistance
- Functional and adaptational interpretations
- Rest days and holidays
- Spectacles
- Cultural identity and pride
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Gros Ventre
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2012
- 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
- 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
- John Beierle; 2011
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1979-1984
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1778-1984
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Montana, United States; Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada
- NotesAdditional notes
- Loretta Fowler
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-291) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 86047976
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Gros Ventre Indians (Montana)--History
- Gros Ventre Indians (Montana)--Social life and customs
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--History
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--Social life and customs
- Fort Belknap Indian Reservation (Mont.)