essay

Behavioral change and ethnic maintenance among the Northern Ute: some political considerations

New ethnicity : perspectives from ethnologySt. Paul, Minn.Published In 1975 • Pages: 59-74

By: Collins, Thomas William.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this brief article, Collins discusses the recent economic development of the Uintah and Ouray reservation and the impact of this development on behaviors related to ethnic identity. One major change among the Ute discussed by the author is the development of different economic strata. Another is the continuation and even revival of traditional Ute behaviors. It is the author's contention that the Ute have successfully manipulated the government as a document of development capital, that they see their future economic well-being as contingent upon the maintenance of their present federal status, and that they are using ethnicity and ethnic symbols as a way of protecting their federal and, hence, economic status.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Classes
Labor supply and employment
Public welfare
Ethnosociology
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Ute
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2019
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
Eleanor C. Swanson; 1981
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1968-1972
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation, Utah, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Thomas W. Collins
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
75007510
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Ute Indians