02489cam a22003493u 4500 38884 UtSlPG 20260610133905.0 m cr n 260607r2012||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 E011 Murphy, Robert F. (Robert Francis), 1924-1990 Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2012 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Anthropological Records, Vol. 16, No. 7 Release date is 2012-02-15 Produced by Colin Bell, Joseph Cooper, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society" by Robert F. Murphy and Yolanda Murphy is an anthropological publication written in the mid-20th century. The work explores the subsistence patterns, social organization, and cultural history of the Shoshone and Bannock tribes, particularly in the context of their interactions with the American frontier. The authors conducted ethnographic research from 1954 to 1957, mainly focusing on the complexities surrounding land claims and historical usage of territory by these Indigenous peoples. The opening portion of the monograph establishes the researchers' motivations and challenges while documenting the Shoshone and Bannock tribes. It explains their investigation's connection to land compensation lawsuits initiated by the tribes and highlights the significant difficulties encountered in gathering reliable oral histories and ethnographic data. The authors detail their fieldwork experience, including interactions with elders on reservations, while emphasizing the importance of corroborating historical information through ethnohistoric methods. This reflective introduction sets the stage for a deeper examination of the tribes' ecological and social systems, as well as their cultural adaptations through historical changes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Shoshoni Indians Bannock Indians Murphy, Yolanda Anthropological Records, Vol. 16, No. 7 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38884 79723 79723