The Changing Culture of an Indian Tribe.

Abstract

The author of this volume is especially well known for her previously published books in the anthropologic field, particularly those dealing with the place of women and children in the culture of savage tribes. The present volume deals with an Indian tribal community, the investigations having been made for the American Museum of Natural History. The group chosen is anonymous and is called "The Antlers," merely as a name. The tribe concerned was a Mississippi Valley tribe whose chief contact with civilization was with the Presbyterian missions in the first half of the nineteenth century. The author discusses the reservation, its economic situation, political life, religious institutions and educational situation. The remaining half of the book deals with women in the culture of the tribe, the household organization, marital situations and various maladjustments and includes case histories of twenty-five delinquent girls and women. The volume is a fine contribution to

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