Alice C. Fletcher
The Omaha Tribe, Volume 1
- ISBN 13:
- 9780803268760
- author:
- Alice C. Fletcher
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Nebraska Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1972
- Pages:
- 395
- Genre:
- Anthropology Textbook
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Omaha Tribe is considered one of the most important and comprehensive studies ever written about a Native American tribe. First published in 1911 as a report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, this work is based on twenty-nine years of study and observation in the field. Volume I explores tribal origins and early history, beliefs about the environment, rites pertaining to the individual, tribal organization and government, the sacred pole, and the quest for food. Volume II considers language, social life, music, religion, warfare, treatment of disease, and death and burial customs. The work is notable for its use of original material gathered directly from the native people, with Alice C. Fletcher striving to make it her own interpreter. This edition has been re-released as a Bison Book, featuring an introduction by Robin Ridington that highlights the significance of Fletcher's and Francis La Flesche's work in the history of anthropology.
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