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Social condition, beliefs, and linguistic relationship of the Tlingit IndiansBook 1905 • Swanton, John Reed
Tlingit • North America > Northwest Coast and California
Swanton's article consists of a survey of Tlingit culture, with particular emphasis on social organization and religious belief. The list of geographical groups and clans is especially thoroug...Contributions to the ethnology of the HaidaBook 1905 • Swanton, John Reed
Haida • North America > Northwest Coast and California
This account of the author's ten months among the Haida as part of the Jesup North Pacific Expedition is, altogether, a thorough account of the culture at the time. The main subjects discussed...Social organization and social usages of the Indians of the Creek confederacyBook 1928 • Swanton, John Reed
Creek • North America > Eastern Woodlands
This document is the first part of a comprehensive ethnography of the Indians of the Creek confederacy. The second part, that deals with religion and medicine will be found in document 2:Swant...Religious beliefs and medicinal practices of the Creek IndiansBook 1928 • Swanton, John Reed
Creek • North America > Eastern Woodlands
This document is the second part of a comprehensive ethnography of the Indians of the Creek Confederacy. The first part, that deals with social organization, will be found in document 1:Swanto...The Natchez groupbook chapter 1911 • Swanton, John Reed
Natchez • North America > Eastern Woodlands
This document distills information from French seventeenth and eighteenth century documents, organizing it topically, including: clothing, ornaments, arts and industries, economic life, medici...