Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians
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Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians is George Catlin’s influential 19th-century ethnographic work documenting the lives, cultures, and traditions of numerous Native American tribes he encountered in the American West.
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Target entity: Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians Context triple: [George Catlin, notableWork, Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians]
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The North American Indian
The North American Indian is a monumental early 20th-century photographic and ethnographic series by Edward S. Curtis documenting the lives, cultures, and traditions of numerous Native American tribes across North America.
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A Concise Account of North America
A Concise Account of North America is an 18th-century geographical and ethnographic work by Robert Rogers that describes the lands, peoples, and military frontiers of North America during the colonial era.
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Life Among the Savages
Life Among the Savages is a semi-autobiographical, humorous memoir by Shirley Jackson recounting her chaotic family life and motherhood in small-town Vermont.
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Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology
The *Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology* is a historical U.S. government publication that compiled research, ethnographic studies, and documentation on Indigenous peoples of the Americas produced by the Bureau of American Ethnology.
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Handbook of North American Indians
The Handbook of North American Indians is a comprehensive, multi-volume reference work published by the Smithsonian Institution that synthesizes anthropological, historical, and cultural information on Indigenous peoples of North America.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians Target entity description: Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians is George Catlin’s influential 19th-century ethnographic work documenting the lives, cultures, and traditions of numerous Native American tribes he encountered in the American West.
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A.
The North American Indian
The North American Indian is a monumental early 20th-century photographic and ethnographic series by Edward S. Curtis documenting the lives, cultures, and traditions of numerous Native American tribes across North America.
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B.
A Concise Account of North America
A Concise Account of North America is an 18th-century geographical and ethnographic work by Robert Rogers that describes the lands, peoples, and military frontiers of North America during the colonial era.
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C.
Life Among the Savages
Life Among the Savages is a semi-autobiographical, humorous memoir by Shirley Jackson recounting her chaotic family life and motherhood in small-town Vermont.
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D.
Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology
The *Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology* is a historical U.S. government publication that compiled research, ethnographic studies, and documentation on Indigenous peoples of the Americas produced by the Bureau of American Ethnology.
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E.
Handbook of North American Indians
The Handbook of North American Indians is a comprehensive, multi-volume reference work published by the Smithsonian Institution that synthesizes anthropological, historical, and cultural information on Indigenous peoples of North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnographic work
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non-fiction book ⓘ travel narrative ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
inform Euro-American audiences about Native American life
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preserve records of Native American cultures ⓘ |
| associatedWith | George Catlin's Indian Gallery ⓘ |
| author | George Catlin ⓘ |
| basedOn | George Catlin's travels among Native American tribes ⓘ |
| contains |
descriptive accounts of tribes
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field notes ⓘ letters ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| culturalContext |
19th-century frontier exploration
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United States westward expansion ⓘ |
| documents |
ceremonies of Native American tribes
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daily life of Native American tribes ⓘ dress and adornment of Native American tribes ⓘ hunting practices of Native American tribes ⓘ material culture of Native American tribes ⓘ religious practices of Native American tribes ⓘ traditions of Native American tribes ⓘ warfare practices of Native American tribes ⓘ |
| field |
American studies
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ethnology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
customs of Native American tribes
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manners of Native American tribes ⓘ social condition of Native American tribes ⓘ |
| genre |
anthropology
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ethnography ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| hasForm | multi-part narrative ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Euro-American observer ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early ethnographic record of Native American cultures
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influential in shaping 19th-century views of Native Americans ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general reading public in the 19th century ⓘ |
| medium | prose ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| setIn | American West ⓘ |
| subject |
Native Americans
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North American Indians ⓘ
linked to:
Indigenous peoples of North America
indigenous cultures of the American West ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early 19th century ⓘ |
| usedAs | historical source on Native American cultures ⓘ |
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George Catlin
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notableWork
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Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians
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Nouveau voyage dans les États-Unis de l’Amérique septentrionale
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contains
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observations on social customs in the United States
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linked to: Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians