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A reconsideration of Havasupai land tenure
Ethnology • 7 (4) • Published In 1968 • Pages: 450-460
By: Martin, John Franklin.
Abstract
In 1947, Elman R Service described Havasupai land rights as being distributed among the proprietor, the family, and the community, finding that the proprietor has little more than use rights and that the family ordinarily determines the choice of heirs (p. 450). In this article Martin critiques some of Service's concepts and suggests other factors relevant to land tenure and inheritance which may also be significant. In one of his statements Martin says that 'the prevailing system of land tenure and inheritance is preferably viewed as the reflection of a multiplicity of factors -- demographic, economic, and organizational--which impinge upon the developmental cycle of the extended family. Normative principles play a role, to be sure, but largely pertain, not directly to forms of land tenure and modes of inheritance, but to quite different matters such as the definition of the prerequisites for the full participation of adult males in community affairs.' (p. 460)
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 2010
- Field Date
- 1963-1964
- Coverage Date
- 1936-1964
- Coverage Place
- Havasu Canyon, Northwestern Arizona, United States
- Notes
- John F. Martin
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 460)
- LCCN
- 64005713
- LCSH
- Yuman Indians