Book
Shared symbols, contested meanings: Gros Ventre culture and history, 1778-1984
Cornell University Press • Ithaca • Published In 1987 • Pages:
By: Fowler, Loretta.
Abstract
This monograph is basically a study of the contemporary Gros Ventre at the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana. The focus in this work is on the cultural identity of the Gros Ventre and the different ways it has been and is now symbolized to these people. Also examined in this document is the evolution of Gros Ventre culture in terms of their relationship to Euro-American society and with other Indian ethnic societies, such as the Assiniboines with whom they share the present Fort Belknap Reservation. In addition to the above, this work also contains much information on culture history (1778-1984); the "generation gap" between youths and elders in the society; and degrees of acculturation (assimilation), based in part on "racial hybridization", generally in terms of Euro-American ancestry.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2012
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Plains and Plateau
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 2011
- Field Date
- 1979-1984
- Coverage Date
- 1778-1984
- Coverage Place
- Montana, United States; Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada
- Notes
- Loretta Fowler
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-291) and index
- LCCN
- 86047976
- LCSH
- Gros Ventre Indians (Montana)--History
- Gros Ventre Indians (Montana)--Social life and customs
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--History
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--Social life and customs
- Fort Belknap Indian Reservation (Mont.)