- ethnohistory
- eth·no·history
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Ethnohistory — is the study of ethnographic cultures and indigenous customs by examining historical records. It is also the study of the history of various ethnic groups that may or may not exist today.Ethnohistory uses both historical and ethnographic data as… … Wikipedia
ethnohistory — noun Date: 1943 a study of the development of cultures • ethnohistorian noun • ethnohistoric or ethnohistorical adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
ethnohistory — ethnohistorian /eth noh hi stawr ee euhn, stohr /, n. ethnohistorical /eth noh hi stawr i keuhl, stor /, ethnohistoric, adj. ethnohistorically, adv. /eth noh his teuh ree/, n. a branch of anthropology dealing with the development of cultures, as… … Universalium
ethnohistory — eth•no•his•to•ry [[t]ˌɛθ noʊˈhɪs tə ri[/t]] n. ant the anthropological study of cultures lacking a written history of their own • Etymology: 1950–55 eth no•his•to′ri•an hɪˈstɔr i ən, ˈstoʊr n. eth no•his•tor′i•cal ˈstɔr ɪ kəl, ˈstɒr eth… … From formal English to slang
ethnohistory — |ethnō+ noun Etymology: ethno + history : a study of the development of cultures; specifically : the interpretation of the significance of archaeological findings by means of documentary material … Useful english dictionary
Ghost Dance — Noted in historical accounts as the Ghost Dance of 1890, the Ghost Dance was a religious movement incorporated into numerous Native American belief systems. The traditional ritual used in the Ghost Dance, the circle dance, has been used by many… … Wikipedia
Nancy Oestreich Lurie — (b. January 29, 1924 in Milwaukee, WI) is a distinguished American anthropologist who specializes in the study of North American Indian history and culture. She received her B. A. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1945) and graduated with … Wikipedia
Michael E. Harkin — Michael Eugene Harkin is an American anthropologist specializing in the ethnohistory of indigenous people of the western U.S. and Canada. From 1985 to 1987 he conducted fieldwork in the Heiltsuk community of Bella Bella, B.C. More recently he has … Wikipedia
Wampanoag — The Wampanoag [In English, pronounced IPA| [ˌwɑmpəˈnoʊæg] [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Wampanoag] ] (Wôpanâak in the Wampanoag language; alternate spellings Wompanoag or Wampanig) are a Native American nation which currently consists… … Wikipedia
Sergei Kan — Sergei A. Kan is an American anthropologist known for his research with and writings on the Tlingit people of southeast Alaska, focusing on the potlatch and on the role of the Russian Orthodox church in Tlingit communities.Kan is of Russian… … Wikipedia
