book chapter
The cultural foundation of political revitalization among the Tlingit
Xerox University Microfilms • Ann Arbor, Michigan • Published In 1988 • Pages:
By: Tollefson, Kenneth D..
Abstract
This is a history of the Tlingit and a study of political participation among contemporary Tlingit Indians. The discussion of Tlingit history covers migrations, settlement pattern, demography, and economic, social, political, and religious organization. Tollefson also discusses Tlingit-Russian and Tlingit-American contact and its impact on Tlingit economic, social and political organization. In this discussion special attention is given to an examination of the Alaskan Native Brotherhood, a revitalization and self-help movement organized in 1912. The user should note that the chapters designated as concerning aboriginal Tlingit (pp. 18-235) are based on recorded history and historical reconstruction and contain much information on Tlingit economy, society and culture after 1890. The second part of this study aims to examine the relationship between the intensity of contact with non-Tlingit influences and Tlingit political participation and emphasis on ethnic identity. In order to examine this relationship Tollefson compares two small study groups of Tlingit Indians, one in Angoon, Alaska, and the other in Seattle, Washington.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1997
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Northwest Coast and California
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Gerald Reid ; 1988
- Field Date
- 1974
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Angoon, southeastern Alaska; Seattle, Washington, United States
- Notes
- by Kenneth D. Tollefson
- UM 76-25,464
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-412)
- Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Washington, 1976
- LCSH
- Tlingit Indians