Social structure and social life of the Tlingit in Alaska
Book 1967 Olson, Ronald L. (Ronald LeRoy)

TlingitNorth America > Northwest Coast and California
The author's objective in this ethnography was to do a '…study of the structure and functioning of the complex social life,…' (p. V-A). The range of topics covered is broad, including political organization, clan legends and property, social classes,...

The Quinault Indians
Book 1936 Olson, Ronald L. (Ronald Leroy)

QuinaultNorth America > Northwest Coast and California
This is a classic ethnography in the Boasian genre: an attempt to reconstruct the Quinault way of life before they and neighboring tribes began their life on the Reservation. The main topics it covers are material culture, subsistence practices, soci...