Second general report on the Indians of British Columbia
book chapter 1891 Boas, Franz

Nuu-chah-nulthNorth America > Northwest Coast and California
This is a brief, general account of the culture of the Nootka stressing social organization, the potlatch, and ceremonial. Data are also given on games, music, art, religion and shamanism. Boa...

Kinship terms of the Kutenai Indians
article 1919 Boas, Franz

KutenaiNorth America > Plains and Plateau
This article provides a commentary on Sapir's (1918) article on Kutenai kinship terms. The author notes one omission, a term for "sibling or cousin of opposite sex" and how they are addressed....

Third report on the Indians of British Columbia
essay 1892 Boas, Franz

NuxalkNorth America > Northwest Coast and California
This work presents a general summary of Bellacoola society as it existed in the latter part of the 19th century. Data presented pertain to: names and locations of settlements, Bellacoola 'gent...

The mythology of the Bella Coola Indians
book chapter 1900 Boas, Franz

NuxalkNorth America > Northwest Coast and California
This source presents a resumé of some of the basic Bellacoola myths, including a brief study of native cosmology. In addition to the above, some incidental information may also be found in thi...

Chinook songs
article 1979 Boas, Franz

Chinookans of the Lower Columbia RiverNorth America > Northwest Coast and California
This is a collection of Chinook songs dealing generally with themes of love and jealousy. These songs were recorded by Boas at holiday gatherings of several linguistically related tribes livin...

The doctrine of souls and disease among the Chinook Indians
article 1979 Boas, Franz

Chinookans of the Lower Columbia RiverNorth America > Northwest Coast and California
In the summer of 1891 Boas obtained a series of oral texts from one of the last survivors of the Chinook tribe dealing with the doctrine of souls as held by the Chinook Indians. Based on these...

Notes on the Tillamook
article 1923 Boas, Franz

TillamookNorth America > Northwest Coast and California
The author provides notes on a number of aspects of Tillamook culture, primarily in relation to religious beliefs and practices....

Traditions of the Tillamook Indians
article 1898 Boas, Franz

TillamookNorth America > Northwest Coast and California
This first set of collected Tillamook tales includes ones featuring Thunderbird, old woman Xî'lgō, and killer whales....

Traditions of the Tillamook Indians
article 1898 Boas, Franz

TillamookNorth America > Northwest Coast and California
This second set of collected Tillamook tales includes ones about a panther, travelers, a slain warrior, and an ascent to heaven....

Kaska tales
article 1917 Teit, James Alexander & Boas, Franz

KaskaNorth America > Arctic and Subarctic
Mr. Tiet, an ethnologist, here presents a collection of folk-tales recorded among the Kaska Indians. There is a brief introductory section, identifying the group and their affinities, and vari...

Aleutian manuscript collection
book chapter 1944 Yarmolinsky, Avrahm et al.

AleutNorth America > Arctic and Subarctic
English translations of some of the texts in the New York Public Library Aleut manuscript collection. It includes two Aleut love songs originally recorded by Veniaminov and three folk tales re...