The World of the Crow Indians

As Driftwood Lodges

Rodney Frey

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University of Oklahoma Press
15 September 1993

History; Ethnic studies; Physical anthropology & ethnography; Bargains

Series: The Civilization of the American Indian Series

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Having survived more than a century of harsh assimilation pressures, Crow society today is alive and vibrant, far from vanishing. The author of this book attributes this resilience to the Crow world-view, which can be characterised by the Apsaalooke term for clan, ""ashammaleaxia"" - literally, ""as driftwood lodges"". In the same way that pieces of driftwood lodge together along a riverbank, so the members of a clan cling together in a turbulent world, each depending on, and contributing to, the strength of the whole. This world-view reverberates not only through clan and tribal life, but also through the spiritual relationship of the people with the earth and the cosmos.

By: Rodney Frey
Imprint: University of Oklahoma Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Volume: No. 185
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 290g
ISBN: 9780806125602
ISBN 10: 0806125608
Series: The Civilization of the American Indian Series
Pages: 218
Publication Date: 15 September 1993
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active