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Culture summary: O'odham

Human Relations Area FilesNew Haven, Conn.Published In 2011 • Pages:

By: Bahr, Donald M..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a culture summary of the O’odham . Information is presented on major aspects of the O’odham culture.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Culture summary
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
O'odham
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2011
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
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle; 2010
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
not specified
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
General O’odham; Arizona, United States; also northern Sonora, Mexico
NotesAdditional notes
by Donald M. Bahr and David L. Kozak
This culture summary is adapted from the article "Pima-Papago" by Donald M. Bahr and David L. Kozak in the Encyclopedia of World Cultures, Vol. 1. North America. Timothy O'Leary and David Levinson, eds. Boston, Mass.: G. K. Hall & Co., 1991. Population figures were updated by HRAF staff June 23, 2011.
Includes bibliographical references
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Pima Indians
Tohono O'Odham Indians