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

Shared Symbols, Contested Meanings: Gros Ventre Culture and History, 1778-1984 - Paperback

by Loretta Fowler
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Availability:In StockContributor:Loretta FowlerPublish date:1987-06-30Pages:336
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cornell University PressISBN-13:9780801494505ISBN-10:801494508UPC:9780801494505Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, IndigenousBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SC91SBMZ34

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 Ventres 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.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Cornell University PressISBN-13:9780801494505ISBN-10:801494508UPC:9780801494505Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, IndigenousBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SC91SBMZ34

Loretta Fowler is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the City College of New York.


Publisher: Cornell University Press

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