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100 1 _aPowell, John Wesley,
_d1834-1902
245 1 0 _aFirst Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology :
_bto the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1879-1880, Government Printing Office 1881
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
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500 _aRelease date is 2010-06-20
505 0 _aReport 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.
508 _aLouise Hope, Carlo Traverso, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aIndians of North America
653 _aIndians of North America -- Folklore
653 _aIndians of North America -- Government relations
653 _aIndians of North America -- Religion
653 _aIndian mythology -- North America
653 _aIndians of North America -- Funeral customs and rites
653 _aIndians of North America -- Languages
653 _aIndians of North America -- Land tenure
653 _aIndians of Central America -- Languages -- Writing
700 1 _aDorsey, James Owen,
_d1848-1895
700 1 _aGatschet, Albert S.
_q(Albert Samuel),
_d1832-1907
700 1 _aHolden, Edward S.
_q(Edward Singleton),
_d1846-1914
700 1 _aMallery, Garrick,
_d1831-1894
700 1 _aPilling, James Constantine,
_d1846-1895
700 1 _aRiggs, Stephen Return,
_d1812-1883
700 1 _aRoyce, Charles C.,
_d1845-1923
700 1 _aYarrow, H. C.
_q(Harry Crécy),
_d1840-1929
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32938
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