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Culture Summary: Hidatsa

Human Relations Area FilesNew HavenPublished In 2021 • Pages:

By: Hanson, Jeffery R. (Jeffery Raymond).

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a culture summary of the Hidatsa people. Information is presented on major aspects of Hidatsa culture.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Culture summary
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Hidatsa
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
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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
Teferi Abate Adem; 2013; Leon G. Doyon ; 2021
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
not applicable
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1797-2000
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
central and western North Dakota, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Jeffery R. Hanson
This culture summary is from the article "Hidatsa" by Jeffery R. Hanson in the Encyclopedia of World Cultures, Supplement, Carol R. Ember, Melvin Ember, and Ian Skoggard, eds. New York: Macmillan Reference USA. 2002.
Includes bibliographical references
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Hidatsa Indians