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The Crows of the western plains

Our primitive contemporariesNew YorkPublished In 1934 • Pages: 264-290

By: Murdock, George Peter.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This general introduction to Crow culture and history has been drawn from the works of various authorities.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Cultural identity and pride
Community structure
Settlement patterns
Topography and geology
Environmental quality
Community heads
External relations
Research and development
Peacemaking
War veterans
Inter-ethnic relations
General character of religion
Real property
Annual cycle
Hunting and trapping
Tillage
Acculturation and culture contact
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Crow
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2014
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Plains and Plateau
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
Mary L. Bartlett ; 1954
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
1832-1934
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
northern Great Plains, United States
NotesAdditional notes
George Peter Murdock
Monograph Chapter
This document has been filed in category 105 only
Includes bibliographical references 9p. 288-290)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
34002549
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Crow Indians