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An Athapaskan way of knowing: Chipweyan ontology
American ethnology • 25 (3) • Published In 1998 • Pages: 412-432
By: Smith, David Merrill.
Abstract
This is a study of Chipewyan ontology and opens with a vivid account of a unusual hunting incident witnessed by the author, in which a coyote appears to display a supernatural intelligence. Smith discusses bush sensibility, attitude towards animals, and belief in a supernatural force, INKONZE, which ties humans and animals together. He compares the above to Western Cartesian way of looking at the world.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Arctic and Subarctic
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard ;1999
- Field Date
- 1968-1974
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Great Slave Lake region, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Notes
- David M. Smith
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 429-432)
- LCCN
- 74644326
- LCSH
- Chipewyan Indians