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Conceptual negativism in Chipewyan ethnology
Anthropologica • 17 • Published In 1975 • Pages: 45-60
By: Koolage, William W..
Abstract
In this article, Koolage examines Chipewyan ethnographies and critiques the negative stereotyping of Chipewyan acculturation and assimilation processes. He discusses the origin and meaning of terms used in the literature to describe contemporary (since 1923) Chipewyan way of life, such as 'deculturation,' 'disorganization.' and 'disintegration.' He attributes this viewpoint to short fieldwork experience, attention only to economic and material culture, and a holistic conception of culture, in which the contemporary Chipewyan are being compared to an idealized aboriginal past.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Arctic and Subarctic
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard ;1999
- Field Date
- 1966
- Coverage Date
- 1795-1967
- Coverage Place
- north-central Canada
- Notes
- William W. Koolage, Jr.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-60)
- LCCN
- 56004160
- LCSH
- Chipewyan Indians