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Myths of the Jicarilla Apaches

Journal of American folk-lore11Published In 1898 • Pages: 253-271

By: Russell, Frank.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source presents texts of Jicarilla myths on the following subjects: origin of the Apaches, Death of the Great Elk, origin of animals, origin of fire, origin and destruction of the Bear, Fox, and Porcupine, Fox and Wildcat, Fox and Deer, Fox and Kingfisher, Fox and Mountain Lion, Fox and Rabbit, two blind old women, Beaver and old man, and the old beggar.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Cultural participation
Literary texts
Verbal arts
Mythology
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Jicarilla Apache
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.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
M. A. Marcus ; 1984
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1898
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1897
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Jicarilla Apache Reservation; New Mexico, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Frank Russell
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
17028737
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Jicarilla Indians