Power and performance in Gros Ventre war expedition songs
By: Orin T. Hatton.
Contributors: Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Series: Mercury series,; Paper / Canadian Ethnology Service,; 114; Paper (Canadian Ethnology Service) ;; no. 114.
Publisher: Canadian Museum of Civilization
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Hull, Quebec
Language: eng
Number of pages: 70
Subjects: Atsina Indians -- Religion; Atsina Indians -- Social life and customs; Folk songs, Atsina -- History and criticism; Atsina Indians -- Music -- History and criticism
Description: This study of Gros Ventre Indian war expedition songs uses the symbolic content of myth and ritual to analyze the social relations motivating such expeditions, and is based on unpublished field notes and recordings.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-70).
Abstract in French.