William E. Simeone - Rifles, Blankets, and Beads: Identity, History, and the Northern Athapaskan Potlatch
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Whoever heard of a party at which the hosts lavishly give away presents, refusing to accept any gifts in return, keeping little for themselves? This is the custom of the Northern Athapaskan potlatch, a tradition that has long fascinated Americans. In Rifles, Blankets, and Beads, William E. Simeone explores the potlatch and its role in balancing competition and cooperation among the Tanacross people, a Northern Athapaskan culture.According to Simeone, the potlatch tradition helps the Tanacross people uphold standards of acceptable behavior through curbing competitiveness and stressing the ideals of cooperation. Simeone also examines Northern Athapaskan leadership practices, the introduction of trade goods into Athapaskan culture, and the complexities of cultural identity for the Tanacross.
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Rifles, Blankets, and Beads : Identity, History, and the Northern Athapaskan Potlatch Civilization of the American Indian Series ; [V. 216]
author
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Simeone, William E.
publisher
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University of Oklahoma Press
isbn10 | asin
:
0806127139
print isbn13
:
9780806127132
ebook isbn13
:
9780585170824
language
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English
subject
Athapascan Indians--Social life and customs, Potlatch.
publication date
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1995
lcc
:
E99.A86S57 1995eb
ddc
:
979.8/004972
subject
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Athapascan Indians--Social life and customs, Potlatch.
Page i
Rifles, Blankets, and Beads
THE CIVILIZATION OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN SERIES
Page iii
Rifles, Blankets, and Beads
Identity, History, and the Northern Athapaskan Potlatch
By William E. Simeone
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS NORMAN AND LONDON
Page iv
Published with the assistance of the National Endowment for the Humanities, a federal agency which supports the study of such fields as history, philosophy, literature, and language.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Simeone, William E. Rifles, blankets, and beads: identity, history, and the northern Athapaskan potlatch / by William E. Simeone. p. cm. (The civilization of the American Indian series ; v. 216) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN: 0-8061-2713-9 (alk. paper) 1. Athapaskan IndiansSocial life and customs. 2. Potlatch. I. Title. II. Series. E99.A86S57 1995 979.8'004972dc20 9448470 CIP
Rifles, Blankets, and Beads: Identity, History, and the Northern Athapaskan Potlatch is Volume 216 in The Civilization of the American Indian Series.
The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources, Inc.
Copyright 1995 by the University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Publishing Division of the University. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the U.S.A.
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To Bill & Jane And Martha & Oscar
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Contents
List of illustrations
ix
Preface
xi
Acknowledgments
xv
Introduction
xvii
Chapter 1. The Village and Its Setting
3
Chapter 2. Invasion: Traders, Missionaries, and Government Men in the Upper Tanana
18
Chapter 3. The Native Response: The Integration of Trade Goods into the Potlatch
49
Chapter 4. The Tradition Bearers: Leadership as a Reflection of the Social Order
64
Chapter 5. Images of Native and Non-Native: Components of Contemporary Identity
84
Chapter 6. Funerals and Preparations for an Upper Tanana River Potlatch
107
Chapter 7. Rituals of the Upper Tanana River Potlatch
134
Chapter 8. Conclusion
162
Page viii
Notes
167
Bibliography
179
Index
187
Page ix
Illustrations
Photographs
1. Charlie James dressed for a potlatch at Tetlin
128
2. An evening feast at a Tanacross potlatch
129
3. Ahtna, Upper Tanana, and Tanacross men warming up for a dance at a Tanacross potlatch
129
4. Tanacross children in their dance costumes
130
5. Dancers with gunhos, or dance sticks, at a Tanacross potlatch
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