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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Helpful book,
By Pamela (Dubuque, IA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ethnography of the Fox Indians (Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletins Series) (Hardcover)
This is an exceptional little book first published in 1939, and based upon work done around 1900 by William Jones, who was one-quarter Meskwaki, and born on the Sauk/Fox reservation in Oklahoma.Includes mythology and oral history of the people. Interesting (albeit unflattering) portrayal of Keokuk. Very good details about daily life, including the experiences of women, menstruation, women's work, meal patterns, arrangement of dwellings, death customs, and more. And dance diagrams, social taboos, and specifics of ceremonial customs. Good presentation of the various complicated system of "gens" or clans. The appendix includes a tribal roll from 1906 that I think might be of interest to genealogists. This is a worthwhile historical resource on a tribe about which little has been written. Definitely a useful tool for anyone doing research on the Sauk, Fox, or modern Meskwaki. |
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Ethnography of the Fox Indians (Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletins Series) by William Jones (Hardcover - Sept. 1995)
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