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The Sun Dance of the Northern Ute
U.S. G.P.O.: For sale by the Supt. of Docs. • (47) • Published In 1955 • Pages: 203-263
By: Jones, J. A. (John Alan).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Jones traces through five historical periods (pre-horse, post-horse/pre-White, White contact, reservation period, reorganization period) the social, economic and political organization of the Ute. The primary concern of this document is to illustrate how the Sun Dance was adopted to fit a cultural need created by the Utes' changing economic status and increasing economic insecurity. The Sun Dance ceremony is described in detail and its various values of curing, culture identification, and individual prestige are addressed. Two portions of this document (pp. 236-239 and 254-256) contain summaries of historical information described previously in the document and have been indexed for the subject Culture Summary (105) plus the relevant time period.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Organized ceremonial
- Historical reconstruction
- Public welfare
- Acculturation and culture contact
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Ute
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- 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.
- 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
- Delgra Childs; Marlene Martin; 1980
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1948-1949
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1776-1955
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservations; Utah, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- By J. A. Jones
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-263)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 38026823
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Ute Indians