Papers in linguistics from the 1972 Conference on Iroquoian Research

Papers in linguistics from the 1972 Conference on Iroquoian Research

Author: Michael K. Foster

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1974-01-01

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1772821721

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Papers by various authors dealing with noun incorporation in Mohawk and Onondaga (N. Bonvillain, H. Woodbury), word order in Tuscarora (M. Mithun), and ethnohistorical questions based on linguistic analysis of Mohawk (G. Michelson) and Erie (R. Wright) are included.


Papers of the sixth Algonquian Conference, 1974

Papers of the sixth Algonquian Conference, 1974

Author: William Cowan

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1975-01-01

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 1772821853

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The Sixth Algonquian Conference was held in Ottawa, October 4-6, 1974. It was an inter-disciplinary conference embracing archaeology, history, ethnography and linguistics, and this collection comprises most of the papers presented.


Ibss: Anthropology: 1975

Ibss: Anthropology: 1975

Author: International Committee for Social Science Information and Documentation

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 1978-08-24

Total Pages: 612

ISBN-13: 9780422762502

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First published in 1978. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.


Power and performance in Gros Ventre war expedition songs

Power and performance in Gros Ventre war expedition songs

Author: Orin T. Hatton

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1990-01-01

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 1772822787

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This study provides a cultural analysis of power and performance in Gros Ventre war expedition songs. Symbolic content of Gros Ventre myth and ritual is elicited as a tool for analyzing particular social relationships that motivate war expeditions as action and value. Mythological and musical analysis combine in an investigation of structural and performance devices that frame song as a system of communication.


A bibliography of the Athapaskan languages

A bibliography of the Athapaskan languages

Author: Richard T. Parr

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1974-01-01

Total Pages: 349

ISBN-13: 1772821764

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This bibliography brings together the relevant materials in linguistics, anthropology, archaeology, folklore, and ethnomusicology for the Athapaskan languages. It consists of approximately 5,000 entries, of which one-fourth have been annotated, as well as maps and census illustrations.


Bella Coola Indian music

Bella Coola Indian music

Author: Anton F. Kolstee

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1982-01-01

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1772822469

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This paper describes the ethnographic context and analyses the structural characteristics of Bella Coola songs. Seventy-three original transcriptions which encompass a broad spectrum of Bella Coola ceremonial and non-ceremonial repertoires are included.


Music of the Netsilik Eskimo: Volume 2

Music of the Netsilik Eskimo: Volume 2

Author: Beverley Cavanagh

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1982-01-01

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 1772822450

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This study defines the traditional styles and genres of Netsilik Inuit music and examines the extent of change which this music has undergone especially as a result of contact with European and North American music. Volume two consists of song transcriptions and commentaries.


Kyuquot way

Kyuquot way

Author: Susan M. Kenyon

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1980-01-01

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 177282223X

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This volume describes a modern Nootka community from a historical perspective. Despite evidence of significant change over time with respect to material culture, technology, and political institutions, considerable continuity exists insofar as codes of social interaction, community values and ideals are concerned.


Individual in northern Dene thought and communication

Individual in northern Dene thought and communication

Author: Jane Christian

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1977-01-01

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 1772821985

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An examination of social cognitive patterning from the perspective of a Mackenzie drainage Dene community with additional discussion of related topics, including communication, learning, and classification.