Book

Changes in Osage social organization, 1673-1906

Dept. of Anthropology, University of Oregon (5) • Published In 1973 • Pages: vi, 122 , [2] leaves of plates

By: Bailey, Garrick Alan.

Abstract
This book discusses changes that took place in Osage social organization from the time of European contact in 1673 until the privatization of their reservation in 1906. It does this by contrasting salient features of Osage political organization, unilineal descent groups, and household structure both before and after these two contrasting time periods. Prior to their final confinement to a reservation and subsequent subjugation to programs of US government agents and missionaries, the Osage occupied a vast territory that stretched from the dense woodlands of eastern Arkansas and Missouri to the plains of western Oklahoma and Kansas. They maintained direct contacts with a wide variety of Indian and European groups with whom they traded, exchanged, and frequently fought. All these brought substantial economic, demographic, political and religious changes in Osage society.
Subjects
Cultural identity and pride
Hunting and trapping
Community structure
Annual cycle
Tribe and nation
External relations
Instigation of war
Inter-ethnic relations
Warfare
Settlement patterns
Aftermath of combat
External trade
Acculturation and culture contact
Slavery
Ethnic stratification
Animal transport
Domesticated animals
Production and supply
Income and demand
Missions
Disasters
Public welfare
Missions
Religious and educational structures
culture
Osage
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
North America
Sub Region
Plains and Plateau
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Anthropologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem; 2010
Field Date
1968
Coverage Date
1673-1969
Coverage Place
Osage Indians, USA
Notes
by Garrick Alan Bailey
'Slightly revised version of the first half of my doctoral dissertation, Changes in Osage social organization, 1673-1969.'
Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-122)
LCCN
80455096
LCSH
Osage Indians--Social life and customs
Osage Indians--History