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Social dances of the Blood Indians of Alberta, Canada

Journal of American folk-lore69 • Published In 1956 • Pages: 47-52

By: Dempsey, Hugh Aylmer.

Abstract
This article is concerned with social dancing and singing ceremonies ca. 1950 among the Blackfoot. They were considered as expressions of rivalries between age-group societies, and as exemplifying 'the new and the old in the gradual assimilation of the Plains Indian into modern society'.
Subjects
Dance
Sodalities
Music
culture
Blackfoot
HRAF PubDate
2019
Region
North America
Sub Region
Plains and Plateau
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Historian
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
M. A. Marcus ; David Sherwood ; 1983
Field Date
1952
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Blood Reserve, Alberta, Canada
Notes
by Hugh A. Dempsey
LCCN
17028737
LCSH
Kainah Indians