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Local band organization of the Caribou-eater Chipewyan
Arctic anthropology • 13 (1) • Published In 1976 • Pages: 12-24
By: Smith, James G. E..
Abstract
This is a historical look at Chipewyan band organization based on archival material and the author's own fieldwork. The Chipewyan social aggregations have varied greatly over time from extended family 'task groups' to gatherings of several hundred persons. Smith accounts for each variation in terms of seasonal cycles, historical migrations, the influence of the fur trade, and growing presence of Eurocanadian institutions. A point he emphasizes is that the bilateral kinship system of the Chipewyan allows for extensive kin networks, which can support social groupings of varying size.
- 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
- 1967-1973
- Coverage Date
- 1715-1974
- Coverage Place
- north-central Canada
- Notes
- James G. E. Smith
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 23-24)
- LCCN
- sf 78000711
- LCSH
- Chipewyan Indians