02477cam a22003013u 4500 11398 UtSlPG 20260610133255.0 m cr n 260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 E011 Yarrow, H. C. (Harry Crécy), 1840-1929 A Further Contribution to the Study of the Mortuary Customs of the North American Indians Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2004 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2004-03-01 Produced by Louise Hope, Anne Folland, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (www.canadiana.org) and The Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org).) "A Further Contribution to the Study of the Mortuary Customs of the North American Indians" by Dr. H. C. Yarrow is a scientific publication written during the late 19th century. The text focuses on the diverse burial practices and rituals associated with death among various North American Indigenous tribes, aiming to document these customs before they are lost to modernization and cultural change. The opening of the work introduces the purpose of the study, which is to compile and analyze mortuary customs among North American Indians, a subject of growing interest in ethnological research. Dr. Yarrow emphasizes the rapid decline of these traditional practices and the importance of preserving them for future study. He outlines the classifications of burial methods, including inhumation in pits and graves, cremation, and aquatic burials, setting the stage for a detailed examination of various tribes' rituals and ceremonies surrounding death. The beginning establishes a multifaceted view of how different cultures within North America approach the concept of death and burial, highlighting the diversity and commonalities in these significant rituals. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Indians of North America -- Funeral customs and rites https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11398 52844 52844