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Source Material for the Social and Ceremonial Life of the Choctaw Indians

By John , Swanton

Book information

Year
2010
ISBN
9780817311094, 0817311092, 9780817384364, 0817384367
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
15 MB (15338095 bytes)
Series
Contemporary American Indians
Pages
300 Se\301
Time added
2019-07-16 07:55:24

Description

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. Included are descriptions of such subje ...  Read more...

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