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Ecology, resource redistribution, and Mormon settlement in northeastern Arizona
American anthropologist • 91 (3) • Published In 1989 • Pages: 642-655
By: Abruzzi, William S..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a study of the Mormon colonization of the Little Colorado River Basin in northeastern Arizona. The author looks at the different settlements that were established there and considers why some survived and were more successful than others. The usual Mormon collective practice of sharing of resources through cooperatives and joint enterprises did not necessarily guarantee success because of the small population of some of the settlements and the severe ecological conditions of some regions. Rather, it was specifically tithing and the connection to the wider economy and labor market that provided the funds and flexibility for communities to pass through difficult times.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- External migration
- Settlement patterns
- Production and supply
- Mercantile business
- Labor supply and employment
- Cooperative organization
- Taxation and public income
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Mormons
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2018
- 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
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard; 2012
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date given
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1873-1905
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Little Colorado River Basin, central-eastern Arizona, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- William S. Abruzzi
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 654-655)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 17015424
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mormons