Oglala Religion.:

This study seeks to explain how one group of Native Americans, the Oglala Sioux, has preserved its social and cultural identity despite formidable attempts by the U.S. government to eliminate tribal societies. Treating continuity and change as two aspects of the same phenomenon, it focuses on the na...

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1. Verfasser: Powers, William K.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lincoln : UNP - Nebraska, 2014.
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Zusammenfassung:This study seeks to explain how one group of Native Americans, the Oglala Sioux, has preserved its social and cultural identity despite formidable attempts by the U.S. government to eliminate tribal societies. Treating continuity and change as two aspects of the same phenomenon, it focuses on the nature of the uniquely Oglala values that persist, their modes of cultural expression, and the processes by which they are replicated.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (364 pages)
ISBN:0803265093
9780803265097