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The Sun Dance of the Northern Ute
U.S. G.P.O.: For sale by the Supt. of Docs. • (47) • Published In 1955 • Pages: 203-263
By: Jones, J. A. (John Alan).
Abstract
Jones traces through five historical periods (pre-horse, post-horse/pre-White, White contact, reservation period, reorganization period) the social, economic and political organization of the Ute. The primary concern of this document is to illustrate how the Sun Dance was adopted to fit a cultural need created by the Utes' changing economic status and increasing economic insecurity. The Sun Dance ceremony is described in detail and its various values of curing, culture identification, and individual prestige are addressed. Two portions of this document (pp. 236-239 and 254-256) contain summaries of historical information described previously in the document and have been indexed for the subject Culture Summary (105) plus the relevant time period.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Delgra Childs; Marlene Martin; 1980
- Field Date
- 1948-1949
- Coverage Date
- 1776-1955
- Coverage Place
- Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservations; Utah, United States
- Notes
- By J. A. Jones
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-263)
- LCCN
- 38026823
- LCSH
- Ute Indians