Book
The effects of White contact upon Blackfoot culture
University of Washington Press • (6) • Published In 1973 • Pages: vi, 73
By: Lewis, Oscar.
Abstract
This is a study of the acculturative effects of the American and Canadian fur trade on Blackfoot institutions (economy, social organization, marriage, religion and warfare) over a period of more than 100 years (1730-1860), based on the author's analysis of various historical documents. In the light of the significance of the fur trade, Lewis also re-examines the importance of the horse (and to a lesser degree, the gun) as agents of culture change. The appendix also contains a summary of important events relevant to the relationship of the Canadian and American governments to the Blackfoot in pre-reservation days, which should be of much interest to the cultural-historian.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1998
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Plains and Plateau
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1982
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- ca. 1730-1860
- Coverage Place
- northern Montana, United States; southern Alberta, Canada
- Notes
- Oscar Lewis
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 70-73)
- LCSH
- Siksika Indians