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Northern Paiute

Handbook of North American Indians. Great Basin11Published In 1986 • Pages: 435-465

By: Fowler, Catherine S., Liljeblad, Sven S. (Sven Samuel).

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a concise culture summary of Northern Paiute ethnography derived in large part from published and unpublished source material. Data include information on Northern Paiute territory and language, tribal subdivisions, environment, subsistence, house types, clothing and adornment, social and political organization, life cycle, religion, games, and culture history,
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Location
Food quest
Tools and appliances
Dwellings
Normal garb
History
Shamans and psychotherapists
Public welfare
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Northern Paiute
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
Southwest and Basin
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
1800-1980
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
California, Oregon, and Nevada, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Catherine S. Fowler and Sven Liljeblad
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
77017162
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Paiute Indians