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Culture summaryessay 2011 • Helms, Mary W.
Miskito • Middle America and the Caribbean > Central America
This is a culture summary of the Miskito. Information is presented on major aspects of the Miskito culture....Of kings and contextsarticle 1986 • Helms, Mary W.
Miskito • Middle America and the Caribbean > Central America
Recent articles dealing with the Miskito 'kings' and Miskito 'kingdom' of eastern Nicaragua are reassessed and their conclusions reconsidered. Using the same data, the existence of a Miskito 'kingdom' is questioned and the nature of the 'kingship' an...Asang; adaptations to culture contact in a Miskito communityBook 1971 • Helms, Mary W.
Miskito • Middle America and the Caribbean > Central America
The study presented here attempts to describe and explain certain aspects of the way of life of the Miskito Indians who live along the coast and rivers of eastern Nicaragua and Honduras. The focus in this work is on the village of Asang, although the...