Book

Tlingit women and town politics

Xerox University MicrofilmsAnn Arbor, Michigan • Published In 1988 • Pages:

By: Klein, Laura F. (Frances).

Abstract
This study, based on 18 months of fieldwork in Hoonah, a small town of 748 people in southeastern Alaska, is primarily an account of the participation of Tlingit men and women in the politics and economy of the town, with emphasis on gender equality and the factors thought to be responsible for its presence. As background to the study Klein presents information on the setting and history of Hoonah and the Tlingits living there, initial White contacts, and cultural changes in the town which have resulted in the present economic and political situation. Here again the focus is on the roles of men and women in bringing about these changes. In addition to its major focus on sex roles, this dissertation also provides much information on the traditional Tlingit culture (e.g., kinship, marriage, residence, subsistence, trade, and social structure), the modern economic system with its emphasis on commercial fishing and canning, matriliny, household and domestic life, and politics. A final summary chapter deals with power and sex roles.
Subjects
Composition of population
Fishing
Marine industries
Labor supply and employment
Status, role, and prestige
Gender status
Regulation of marriage
Clans
Moieties
Informal in-group justice
Towns
culture
Tlingit
HRAF PubDate
1997
Region
North America
Sub Region
Northwest Coast and California
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierele ; 1988
Field Date
1971-1974 (18 months)
Coverage Date
1971-1974
Coverage Place
Hoonah, southeastern Alaska, United States
Notes
by Laura F. Klein
UM 75-28,551
Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-387)
Thesis (Ph.D.) -- New York University
LCSH
Tlingit Indians