to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1879-1880, Government Printing Office 1881 Powell, John Wesley 1834-1902 creator Dorsey, James Owen 1848-1895 Gatschet, Albert S. (Albert Samuel) 1832-1907 Holden, Edward S. (Edward Singleton) 1846-1914 Mallery, Garrick 1831-1894 Pilling, James Constantine 1846-1895 Riggs, Stephen Return 1812-1883 Royce, Charles C. 1845-1923 Yarrow, H. C. (Harry Crécy) 1840-1929 text utu 2010 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology" by John Wesley Powell is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This report details the establishment and operations of the Bureau of Ethnology, which focuses on researching and compiling information on North American anthropology, specifically regarding its indigenous peoples. The report covers various studies undertaken during the Bureau's first fiscal year, showcasing significant collaborations and findings in linguistics, cultural customs, and historical accounts. The opening of the report describes the context of its creation, including the transition from previous geological and geographical surveys to the establishment of the Bureau dedicated to ethnological research. It mentions Powell's role as the Director and outlines various methods of operation, highlighting the collaborative nature of the research. Additionally, it references the contributions of numerous scholars and assistants in documenting languages, customs, and social structures among various Native American tribes, setting the stage for the detailed studies that follow in the subsequent sections. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Report of the Director -- On the evolution of language ... from a study of Indian languages / by J.W. Powell -- Sketch of the mythology of the North American Indians / by J.W. Powell -- Wyandot government: a short study of tribal society / by J.W. Powell -- On limitations to the use of some anthropologic data / by J.W. Powell -- A further contribution to the study of the mortuary customs of the North American Indians / by H.C. Yarrow -- Studies in Central American picture-writing / by Edward S. Holden -- Cessions of land by Indian tribes to the United States: illustrated by those in the State of Indiana / by C.C. Royce -- Sign language among North American Indians compared with that among other peoples and deaf-mutes / by Garrick Mallery -- Catalogue of linguistic manuscripts in the library of the Bureauy of Ethnology / by James C. Pilling -- Illustration of the method of recording Indian languages / from the manuscripts of J.O. Dorsey, A.S. Gatschet, and S.R. Riggs. Release date is 2010-06-20 Louise Hope, Carlo Traverso, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Original publication data not identified Indians of North America Indians of North America -- Folklore Indians of North America -- Government relations Indians of North America -- Religion Indian mythology -- North America Indians of North America -- Funeral customs and rites Indians of North America -- Languages Indians of North America -- Land tenure Indians of Central America -- Languages -- Writing E011 Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32938 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32938 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133742.0 32938