Shared Symbols, Contested Meanings : Gros Ventre Culture and History, 1778-1984 / / Loretta Fowler

• Record Nr.: UNISA996247867703316
• Autore: Fowler Loretta <1944->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Ithaca, NY : , : Cornell University Press, , [2018]; ©1987
• ISBN: 1-5017-2417-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Disciplina: 978 .00497
• Soggetti: Gros Ventre Indians (Mont.) - Great Plains - History; Gros Ventre Indians (Mont.) - Great Plains - Social life and customs; Assiniboine Indians - History; Assiniboine Indians - Social life and customs; Indians of North America - History; Indians of North America - Social life and customs
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Maps and Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Ways of Being Gros Ventre, 1778-1984 -- 2. The Generation Gap: Interpreting Cultural Revival -- 3. Who Was Here First? Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Interpretations of History -- Conclusions -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- References -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Fort Belknap reservation in Montana is home to both the Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Indian tribes. The two thousand inhabitants of the reservation recognize an array of symbols-political, ritual, and sacred-which have meaning and emotional impact for all; yet there is sharp disagreement between the two tribes and among the various age groups about the interpretation of these symbols. Anthropologist Loretta Fowler here examines the history and culture of the Gros Ventre over two centuries, seeking to discover why the residents of Fort Belknap ascribe different and often opposing meanings to their shared cultural symbols and how these differences have influenced Gros Ventre identity.