Native American Religion or Social Groups

Required Resources

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· Crapo, R. H. (2013). Cultural anthropology [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/

· Chapter 7: Religion and Culture

· Chapter 8: The Political System

Article

· Dellios, H. (1993, November 21). Indian prisoners claim spiritual needs ignored. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved from http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1993-11-21/news/9311210305_1_indian-prisoners-indian-religious-practices-state-prison

· The author of this article describes the conflict between Native Americans and prison officials over whether or not Native Americans should be allowed to perform religious rituals while incarcerated. This article will assist you in your Native American Religion or Social Groups discussion this week.

Recommended Resources

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· Evans-Pritchard, E. E. (1933). The Zande corporation of witchdoctors. The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, 63, 63-100. doi:10.2307/2843911

· The full-text version of this article is available through the JSTOR host database in the Ashford University Library. The author of this article discusses his research on witchcraft among the Azande and how it functions as a form of social control. This article may assist you in your Native American Religion or Social Groups discussion this week.

· Harris, M. (1992). The cultural ecology of India’s sacred cattle. Current Anthropology, 33(S1), 261-276. doi:10.1086/204026

· The full-text version of this article is available through the JSTOR host database in the Ashford University Library. Harris argues that the sacred cow does not serve just a religious function, but an ecological function as well. This article may assist you in your Native American Religion or Social Groups discussion this week.

· Logan, B. (1980). The ghost dance among the Paiute: An ethnohistorical view of the documentary evidence 1889- 1893.Ethnohistory, 27(3), 267-288. Retrieved from https://www.dukeupress.edu/

· The full-text version of this article is available through the JSTOR host database in the Ashford University Library. Logan provides historical evidence of the Paiute Ghost Dance, explains how and why it differed from the Sioux Ghost Dance, and looks at the different acculturation process of both tribes. This article may assist you in your Native American Religion or Social Groups discussion this week.

· Thorpe, I. J. N. (2003). Anthropology, archaeology, and the origin of warfare. World Archaeology, 35(1), 145-165. doi:10.1080/0043824032000079198

· The full-text version of this article is available through the JSTOR host database in the Ashford University Library This article is an anthropological look at the origins of warfare. This article may assist you in your Native American Religion or Social Groups discussion this week.

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