essay
Culture-environment integration: external references in Yokuts life
Native Californians : a theoretical retrospective • Ramona, Calif. • Published In 1976 • Pages: 79-97, 421-452
By: Gayton, A. H. (Anna Hadwick).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Gayton discusses the Yokuts (mainly the Wukchumni) and their neighbors, the Western Mono, as one cultural entity. However, only the Yokuts were indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) category codes. As Gayton states, 'Without emphasizing the subsistence link which already has been the chief concern of culture-environment studies, the paper in hand will demonstrate how large a part of one culture was enmeshed with its natural surroundings,' (page 81). Gayton in particular discusses how the ceremonial calendar was determined by the seasons and how the Yokuts related to and thought of the animals in their surroundings; essentially, 'that men and animals are peers,' (page 90).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Reviews and critiques
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Mythology
- Sacred objects and places
- Organized ceremonial
- Ethnozoology
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Yokuts
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2002
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Northwest Coast and California
- 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
- Sarah Berry ; 2000
- 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
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Wukchumni Yokuts; California, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Anna H. Gayton
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 421-452)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 76355428
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Yokuts Indians