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Western Apache ecology: from horticulture to agriculture

Apachean culture history and ethnology (21)Published In 1971 • Pages: 69-73

By: Griffin, P. Bion, Basso, Keith H., Leone, Mark P..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article responds to the position put forth by Yehudi Cohen (1968:46) that 'the adoption of a new source of energy by a society is invariably followed by changes in the institutional configuration of its culture.' By tracing the historical changes in the Western Apache subsistence activities, Griffin, Leone, and Basso conclude that the changes in procurement systems have not produced significant changes in Western Apache culture, with the exception of a change in the division of labor by sex.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Sociocultural trends
Functional and adaptational interpretations
Annual cycle
Tillage
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Western Apache
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
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
Delgra Childs ; John Beierle ; 1980
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
ca. 1870-1900
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Cibecue Apache, east central Arizona, United States
NotesAdditional notes
P. Bion Griffin, Mark P. Leone, and Keith H. Basso
Based on the Apachean Symposium, held at the 69th annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Nov., 1969, New Orleans
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
70140453
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Western Apache Indians