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No longer nomads: the Sirionó revisited

Hamilton PressLanham, MdPublished In 1987 • Pages:

By: Stearman, Allyn MacLean.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a restudy of the Bolivian Sirionó studied in detail by Allan Holmberg during his fieldwork among these people in 1940-1941. Stearman reviews Holmberg's work among the Sirionó, examines the problems he describes, and builds directly on his work in their resolution. Much of this work deals with the author's observation of and participation in the culture of the Siriono. She describes the affects of acculturation on the society since Holmberg's visit, especially in regard to missionization, the general economy as it existed in the 1970s and early 1980s, and future prospects for the Sirionó.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Practical preparations in conducting fieldwork
Observation in research
Life history materials
Hunting and trapping
Behavior toward non-relatives
Community heads
Missions
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Sirionó
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2000
RegionThe area the document pertains to
South America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Amazon and Orinoco
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
Book
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 ; Teferi Adem ; 2005
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1973-1984
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1940-1984
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Ibiato, Beni Province, Bolivia
NotesAdditional notes
by Allyn MacLean Stearman
Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-166)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
86025672
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Siriono Indians/Siriono Indians--Cultural assimilation/Indians of South America--Bolivia--Cultural assimilation