Source Material for the Social and Ceremonial Life of the Choctaw - Indian

Long considered the undisputed authority on the Indians of the southern United States, anthropologist John Swanton published this history as the Smithsonian Institution's "Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE) Bulletin 103" in 1931. Swanton's descriptions are drawn from earlier records--including those of DuPratz and Romans--and from Choctaw informants. His long association with the Choctaws is evident in the thorough detailing of their customs and way of life and in his sensitivity to the presentation of their native culture.

About the author

John R. Swanton received one of the first Ph.D.'s awarded in the United States, from Harvard University in 1900, and was head of the first DeSoto Commission in 1936. He published more than 40 books from his research, including the monumental Indian Tribes of North America.Kenneth H. Carleton is Tribal Archaeologist for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians in Philadelphia, Mississippi.

Summary

The Choctaw Indians were peaceful farmers living in Mississippi and Alabama, until they were moved to Oklahoma in 1830. This guide to their ways includes descriptions of such subjects as clans, division of labour between the sexes, games, religion, war customs, and burial rites.

Product details

• Authors: John Swanton, John R Swanton, John R. Swanton, John Reed Swanton
• Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2001
• EAN: 9780817311094
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-1109-4
• No. of pages: 282
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 222 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Contemporary American Indian S; Contemporary American Indian Studies; Contemporary American Indian S; Contemporary American Indian Studies
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore