essay

Environment and ecology in the 'Northern Tonto' claim area

Garland Pub. Inc.New YorkPublished In 1974 • Pages: 167-232

By: Aschmann, Homer.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article contains detailed ecological information on the area shared by the northern Tonto and the northeastern Yavapai between 1846 and 1886. Not only are the topographical, geological, floral and faunal data provided for the various ecozones, but an attempt is made to reconstruct land use/population distribution patterns for the period.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Culture summary
Topography and geology
Tillage
External relations
Climate
Land use
Annual cycle
Collecting
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.
Geographer
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
Jan Simpson ; Eleanor C. Swanson ; 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
1846-1886
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Northern Tonto Apache, east central Arizona, United States
NotesAdditional notes
[by] Homer Aschmann
H. Aschmann's report presented before the Indian Claims Commission, Northern Tonto docket no. 22-J
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-232)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
74006052
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Western Apache Indians