| Included Work | Beierle, John. Culture summary, Chiricahua Apache. |
| Included Work | Castetter, Edward F., 1896-1978 Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache. A, Use of plants for food, beverages and narcotics. |
| Included Work | Opler, Morris Edward, 1907-1996. Apache life-way. |
| Included Work | Opler, Morris Edward, 1907-1996. Chiricahua Apache. |
| Included Work | Ragsdale, John W. Chiricahua Apaches and the assimilation movement, 1865-1886. |
| Included Work | Stockel, H. Henrietta, 1938- Women of the Apache nation. |
| Other author/creator | Human Relations Area Files, inc. |
| Series |
eHRAF World Cultures. North America
eHRAF World Cultures. North America. UNAUTHORIZED
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| Contents |
Culture summary, Chiricahua Apache / John Beierle -- The ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache : The use of plants for food, beverages and narcotics / Edward F. Castetter and Morris Edward Opler -- An Apache life-way : the economic, social, and religious institutions of the Chiricahua Indians / Morris Edward Opler -- Chiricahua Apache / Morris E. Opler -- Chiricahua Apaches and the assimilation movement, 1865-1886 : a historical examination / John W. Ragsdale, Jr. -- Women of the Apache nation : voices of truth / H. Henrietta Stockel ; foreword by Dan L. Thrapp. |
| Scope and content |
This collection of 6 documents, all in English, and describes the traditional culture of the Chiricahua Apache as it existed during the late nineteenth century, based in large part on the memories of informants. One of the major studies in this collection is that of Opler (1941) which covers a wide range of ethnographic coverage based in large part on the memory of his informants. The document emphasizes socialization processes and life sequences from childhood to death and the afterlife. Castetter and Opler (1936) supplements the ethnographic data found in Opler (1941), and provides information on plants used by the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache for food, drink, medicine, and narcotic purposes. An alphabetical listing of common, Apache, and scientific names of plants to which reference has been made in that text are found at the end. A brief summary of Chiricahua ethnology, dating from approximately 1540 to 1970 will be found in Opler (1983). This article describes tribal territory and subdivisions, culture history, demography, political and social organization, subsistence, division of labor, the life cycle, and religion. A useful synonymy appears at the end. The monograph by Stockel (c1991) is a study of four Apache women, and is basically autobiographical in nature. Comparisons and contrasts are made between the life-styles of twentieth century Apache women and those of the past. Ragsdale (2006) discusses the Chiricahua Apaches and the assimilation movement between 1865 and 1886. This work examines the impact of assimilation on the tribe's homeland, and deals specifically with early attempts at reservation, confinement and economic transformation. It also discusses the harsh, repressive measures employed in the attempts at reeducating and remolding the captive people, their precipitous decline in health and spirit and their revival in Oklahoma. |
| General note | This portion of eHRAF world cultures was last updated in 2013 and is a revision and update of the microfiche file. |
| General note | Title from Web page (viewed Oct. 9, 2013). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
