essay

Zuni history and anthropology

Zuni and the courts : a struggle for sovereign land rightsLawrence, Kan.Published In 1995 • Pages: 21-26

By: Eggan, Fred.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a brief historical account of the origin of the village of Zuni from the sixteenth century to the twentieth, including information on socio-political organization, Zuni-Spanish relations, and quarrels with the Navaho over reservation land. Eggan also presents a short biographical sketch of Frank Hamillton Cushing and his role and work with the Zuni in the late nineteenth century.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
History
Real property
External relations
Tribe and nation
Form and rules of government
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Zuni
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2009
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.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle; 2007
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
1540-1978
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Fred Eggan
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
94044026
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Zuni Indians