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Chiricahua Apache

Handbook of North American Indians. Southwest10Published In 1983 • Pages: 401-418

By: Opler, Morris Edward, Ortiz, Alfonso.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a succinct summary of Chiricahua ethnology, dating from approximately 1540 to about 1970. The text describes tribal territory and subdivisions, culture history, demography, political and social organization, subsistence, division of labor, the life cycle, and religion. A useful synonymy appears at the end of the document.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
History
External relations
Public welfare
Community heads
Tribe and nation
Hunting and trapping
Extended families
Community
Puberty and initiation
Burial practices and funerals
Identification
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Chiricahua Apache
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
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
none (secondary material)
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1850-1890
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Southwest United States; northern Sonora and Chihuahua, Mexico
NotesAdditional notes
Morris E. Opler
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
77017162
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Apache Indians