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The Araucaniansessay 1946 • Cooper, John M.
Mapuche • South America > Central Andes
This article, taken from The Handbook of South American Indians, is the basic synthetic document on the Araucanians. The article covers the tribal divisions, history, religion, social organiza...The Yahganessay 1946 • Cooper, John M.
Yahgan • South America > Southern South America
This article is a summary of information on the Yahgan. It is an excellent introduction to the Yahgan culture....The Patagonian and Pampean huntersessay 1946 • Cooper, John M. (John Montgomery)
Tehuelche • South America > Southern South America
Cooper, a professional ethnologist and cleric, drew together the available literature to produce this synthetic work on the culture of the Tehuelche. The source deals with linguistics, history...The Gros Ventres of MontanaBook 1957 • Cooper, John M. (John Montgomery) & Flannery, Regina
Gros Ventre • North America > Plains and Plateau
This work is a posthumously published manuscript of Cooper's, based on original field notes, with some additions and minor editing by Regina Flannery. Various aspects of the religious system o...