essay
An account of the manners and customs of the Sauk and Fox nations of Indians tradition
Arthur H. Clark Company • 2 • Published In 1911 • Pages: 183-245
By: Forsyth, Thomas, Translated, edited, annotated and with bibliography and index by Emma Helen Blair.
Abstract
This is a good, early ethnographic sketch of the Sauk and Fox tribes. The author combines several years' experience with Indian groups (both as a trader and an Indian agent) with a fairly objective viewpoint in presenting his materials. Most major cultural categories are touched upon, although the depth of coverage is variable. Among the better covered topics are intertribal relations, warfare, life cycle events, and family life. The report concludes with a vocabulary list and brief notes about the language.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2014
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Government Official
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Eleanor Swanson ; John Beierle ; 1976
- Field Date
- ca. 1826
- Coverage Date
- 1826
- Coverage Place
- Upper Mississippi and Great Lakes regions, United States
- Notes
- by Thomas Forsyth, United States Agent at Fort Armstrong
- "Account of the manners and customs of the Sauk and Fox nations of Indian traditions." A report on this subject, sent to General William Clarks, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, by Thomas Forsyth, Indian agent for the U.S. Government, St. Louis, January 15, 1827. From the original and hitherto unpublished manuscript in the library of Wisconsin Historical Society.
- Bibliography not included in page scans
- LCCN
- 11028844
- LCSH
- Fox Indians