book chapter
Native accounts of Nootka ethnography
Indiana University, Research Center in Anthropology, Folklore, and Linguistics • 21 (4) (2) • Published In 1955 • Pages: 457
By: Sapir, Edward, Swadesh, Morris.
Abstract
Materials in this volume consist of Nootka texts and English translations. For the purpose of this file, only a selected number of the translations have been chosen for processing. These include narratives on the annual cycle of economic and social activities, particularly that of marine hunting and fishing; the marriage ceremonies; puberty rites and the Wolf ritual; mourning customs; and warfare. The importance of potlatch is evident in all these accounts. A certain familiarity with the Nootka cultural background is necessary for a clear understanding of these narratives which tend to be discursive, ill-organized, and lacking explanations of native terms.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Northwest Coast and California
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Ethnologist
- Linguist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Robert Lee ; 1960: John Beierle; 2010
- Field Date
- ca. 1910
- Coverage Date
- 1914-1922
- Coverage Place
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Notes
- by Edward Sapir and Morris Swadesh
- Only pages 1-8, 27-46, 176-219, 243-253, 287-288, 293-296, and 412-429 have been processed for this file
- LCCN
- 56062625
- LCSH
- Nootka Indians
- Nuu-chah-nulth Indians