Book

Being Comanche: a social history of an American Indian community

University of Arizona PressTucson • Published In 1991 • Pages:

By: Foster, Morris W. (Morris Wade).

Abstract
This book outlines the social history of Comanche from their earlier contact with European settlers in 1701, through decades of living on reserves, to the 1990s. It argues that the Comanches did not cease to 'being Comanche' despite government policy measures which sought to make them 'melt' into the Anglo-American mainstream culture. The book examines this continuity by focusing on the ways individual members of Comahche society adaptively related and interacted with one another in a variety of social situations such as ethnic gatherings, associations, family events, and community rituals and cultural celeberations.
Subjects
Total culture
History
Acculturation and culture contact
Community
External relations
Public welfare
Congregations
Organized ceremonial
culture
Comanche
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
North America
Sub Region
Plains and Plateau
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Anthropologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem; 2006
Field Date
1984-1986
Coverage Date
1701-1990
Coverage Place
southwestern United States
Notes
Morris W. Foster
Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-222) and index
LCCN
91012781
LCSH
Comanche Indians