essay

Gros Ventre

Handbook of North American Indians. Plains13 (2)Published In 2001 • Pages: 677-694

By: Fowler, Loretta, Flannery, Regina.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article is a concise culture summary of Gros Ventre ethnology ranging from approximately the mid-eighteenth century to the late twentieth. Major topics discussed in this work deal with history, culture contacts, subsistence, clothing and adornment, social organization, religion and political organization, and curing. A synonymy, written by Douglas R. Parks, and an analysis of source material on the Gros Ventre conclude this paper.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
History
Identification
Community structure
External relations
External trade
Special garments
Clothing manufacture
Settlement patterns
Public welfare
Status, role, and prestige
Sociocultural trends
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
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
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
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1772-1998
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 and Regina Flannery
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
77017162
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Gros Ventre Indians