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Kiowa ethnogeography [[electronic resource] /] / William C. Meadows



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Autore: Meadows William C. <1966-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Kiowa ethnogeography [[electronic resource] /] / William C. Meadows Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2008
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (367 p.)
Disciplina: 978.004/97492
Soggetto topico: Kiowa Indians - Social life and customs
Names, Geographical - Social aspects - Great Plains
Cultural property - Great Plains
Geographical perception - Great Plains
Soggetto geografico: Great Plains Social life and customs
Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-344) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Native American ethnogeography and research -- Kiowa physical and cultural geography -- The Kiowa homeland -- Black goose's map of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Reservation in Oklahoma Territory -- Contemporary Kiowa ethnogeography.
Sommario/riassunto: Examining the place names, geographical knowledge, and cultural associations of the Kiowa from the earliest recorded sources to the present, Kiowa Ethnogeography is the most in-depth study of its kind in the realm of Plains Indian tribal analysis. Linking geography to political and social changes, William Meadows applies a chronological approach that demonstrates a cultural evolution within the Kiowa community. Preserved in both linguistic and cartographic forms, the concepts of place, homeland, intertribal sharing of land, religious practice, and other aspects of Kiowa life are clarified in detail. Native religious relationships to land (termed "geosacred" by the author) are carefully documented as well. Meadows also provides analysis of the only known extant Kiowa map of Black Goose, its unique pictographic place labels, and its relationship to reservation-era land policies. Additional coverage of rivers, lakes, and military forts makes this a remarkably comprehensive and illuminating guide.
Titolo autorizzato: Kiowa ethnogeography  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-292-79380-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910778066503321
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