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Being a grandmother in the Tewa world
American Indian culture and research journal • 19 (2) • Published In 1995 • Pages: 67-83
By: Jacobs, Sue-Ellen.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This paper summarizes the role and function of grandmothers in Tewa society, based on oral history materials, published archives, formal interviews and informal discussions with members of the tribe, and participant observations of more than three hundred members of a Tewa extended family with whom the author worked for many years. The document also includes the author's observations concerning the Tewa use of kinship terms and other kin-based behaviors (p. 67).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Grandparents and grandchildren
- Life history materials
- Activities of the aged
- Status and treatment of the aged
- Child care
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Tewa Pueblos
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- 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
- article
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle; 2008
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1970-1972
- 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)
- San Juan Pueblo, north-central New Mexico, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Sue-Ellen Jacobs
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 78643481
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Tewa Indians