From the late nineteenth century through the early 1930s a succession of collectors, ethnologists, and other scholars scoured the Menominee Reservation for data and items of material culture, which they presented to the American public through both publication and display. They did this with the cautious aid of Menominees they hired to provide…

Results from a project conducted in Mexico are discussed, in which a group of 17 indigenous teachers analyzed the numeration systems of their first language. The main goal of the project is to develop resources that help teachers in supporting students' understanding of the systems. In the first phase of the project, the central organizing ideas…

To encourage the health and well-being of American Indian (AI) communities, it is first necessary to understand the meaning of health for particular tribes. As such, this investigation reports on the meaning of health and well-being for Chickasaw families. Findings from this investigation additionally highlight ways in which characteristics of…

Ethnologists in the early twentieth century were the first to publish photographs of the Alabama-Coushatta people of Texas and the Coushatta (often written as "Koasati") of Louisiana. Since then, authors have shaped the photographic and textual representations according to their own notions of culture and identity. In this case, Mark…

When "From the Deep Woods to Civilization" appeared in 1916, the Dakota writer and activist Charles Alexander Eastman (also known by his Dakota name, Ohiyesa) told of a rather unusual journey across northern Minnesota and Ontario, Canada. The purpose of the venture, which took place during the summer of 1910, was to "purchase rare…

"American Languages: Indians, Ethnology, and the Empire for Liberty" is a study of knowledge and power, as it relates to Indian affairs, in the early republic. It details the interactions, exchanges, and networks through which linguistic and racial ideas were produced and it examines the effect of those ideas on Indian administration. First…

Unlike most social scientists, this author believes that the tribe is an artificial product of the state and not an evolutionary step in the civilization process. He uses as an example, the appearance of American Indian tribes which seem to have formed after the Indians came under United States rule. (MA)

Old-fashioned ethnographic field work as exemplified in this study of the Eastern Creeks has an intrinsic pragmatic utility precisely because it is so generalized and nonproblem oriented as to be flexible enough to meet a great variety of informational and social needs of the moment. (JC)

Research conducted at Many Farms High School showed that achievement has been somewhat enhanced when the number of ethno-science exemplars (actual examples of materials and topics of Navajo culture, categorized as concrete, representative or symbolic and further described relative to the sense perceptions) is increased. (Author)

Suggests that the invention and construction of traditional American Indian string figures possess elements associated with mathematical thought: logic-intuition, generality-individuality, and analysis-synthesis. Contains 16 references and several historical observations of string figures. (SV)

This paper is an explanation of the music of nine ceremonies of the Sioux Indians that are recorded on tape in the Library of Congress. The purpose and description of the ceremonies are given here, as well as an explanation of who is singing the songs, and when they were recorded. Some of the songs included are for the Sun Dance, Braves Dance,…

A conflict between a missionary and a fur trader, which involved the ethnographer and the small community of Athabascan-speaking Indians in the Canadian Arctic, is analyzed. (NQ)

The research on aging in a Valley Zapotec community in Mexico reported here takes into consideration the broad socio-cultural context through which life is experienced and the social psychological significance of developmental changes as these apply to people in maturity and old age. (Author)

Describes archaeological research in the United States. Reconstructs history of Paleo-Indian migrations, discussing archaeological evidence and opposing views regarding specific dates. Reveals cultural details gathered from specific studies at Meadowcroft (Pennsylvania) and Thunderbird (Virginia). (CS)

Along the west bank of the Tombigbee River, about 35 miles north of Mobile, is situated one of the largest and most populous groups of American Isolates: this paper briefly tells the history and describes the situation of this recently formed people, covering such issues as the information and early development, their social topography, and social…