Alice Cunningham Fletcher
| Miss Alice Cunningham Fletcher | |||||
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| Born | 1838 | ||||
| Died | 1923 | ||||
| Occupation | anthropologist | ||||
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Alice Cunningham Fletcher (March 15, 1838, Havana – April 6, 1923, Washington, D.C.) was an American ethnologist, anthropologist, and social scientist who studied and documented American Indian culture.
Publications
External Publications
Sun Dance of the Ogallala Sioux. American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1883
Observations on the Laws and Privileges of the Gens in Indian Society. (abstract) AAAS, 1884
Symbolic Earth Formations of the Winnebagoes. (abstract) AAAS, 1884
The White Buffalo Festival of the Uncpapas. 16th Annual Report Peabody Museum, 1884
The Elk Mystery or Festival of the Ogallala Sioux. 16th Ann. Rep. Peabody Museum, 1884
The Religious Ceremony of the Four Winds as Observed by a Santee Sioux. 16th Ann. Rep. Peabody Museum, 1884
The Shadow or Ghost Lodge: A Ceremony of the Ogallala Sioux. 16th Ann. Rep. Peabody Museum, 1884
The Wa-Wan, or Pipe Dance of the Omahas. 16th Ann. Rep. Peabody Museum, 1884
Historical Sketch of the Omaha Tribe of Indians in Nebraska. Washington, 1885
Observations upon the Usage, Symbolism and Influence of the Sacred Pipes
Of Friendship among the Omahas. AAAS, 1885
Lands in Severalty to Indians; Illustrated by Experience with the Omaha Tribe. AAAS, 1885
Indian Education and Civilization. Special Report, U.S. Bureau of Education. 1888
On the Preservation of Archaeologic Monuments. AAAS, 1888
Report of the Committee on the Preservation of Archaeologic Remains on Public Lands. AAAS, 1889
Phonetic Alphabet of the Winnebago Indians. AAAS, 1890
Indian Messiah. Journal. American Folk-Lore, 1892
Nez Perce Country. (abstract) AAAS, 1892
Hal-thu-ska Society of the Omaha Tribe. Jour. Am. Folk-Lore, 1892
A Study of Omaha Indian Music. Arch. and Eth. Papers Peabody Museum, 1893
Love Songs among the Omaha Indians. International Congress of Anthropologists, 1894
Indian Songs: Personal Studies of Indian Life. Century Magazine, 1894
Hunting Customs of the Omahas. Century Magazine, 1895
Sacred Pole of the Omaha Tribe. AAAS, 1896
Indian Songs and Music. AAAS, 1896
Tribal Life among the Omahas. Century Magazine, 1896
Emblematic Use of the Tree in the Dakotan Group. AAAS, 1897
Indian Songs and Music. Jour. Amer. Folk-Lore, 1898
A Pawnee Ritual Used When Changing a Man’s Name. American Anthropologist, 1899
Indian Story and Song from North America. Boston, 1900
Giving Thanks: A Pawnee Ceremony. Jour. Am. Folk-Lore, 1900
The “Lazy Man” in Indian Lore. Jour. Am. Folk-Lore, 1901
Star Cult among the Pawnee. Am. Anthrop., 1902
Pawnee Star Lore. Jour. Am. Folk-Lore, 1903
The Hako: A Pawnee Ceremony. 22nd Ann. Rep. Bu. Am. Eth., 1904
Tribal Structure: A Study of the Omaha and Cognate Tribes. Putnam Anniversary Volume, 1909
The Omaha Tribe. (With Francis La Flesche). 27th Ann. Rep. Bu. Am. Eth., 1911
The Problems of the Unity or Plurality and the Probable Place of Origin of The American Aborigines. (A Symposium) Some Ethnological Aspects of the Problem. Am. Anthrop., 1912
Wakondagi. Am. Anthrop., 1912
Brief History of the International Congress of Americanists. Am. Anthrop., 1913
Indian Games and Dances with Native Songs Arranged from American Indian Ceremonials and Sports. Boston, 1915
The Study of Indian Music. National Academy of Science, 1915
The Indian and Nature: The Basis of His Tribal Organization and Rites. The Red Man, 1916
A Birthday Wish from Native America. Washington, 1916
Nature and the Indian Tribe. Art and Archaeology, 1916
Concepts of Nature among the American Natives. (abstract) 19th Internat. Cong. Amer., 1917
Prayers Voiced in Ancient America. Art and Arch., 1920[17]
House Publications
‘The Significance of the Scalp-Lock. A Study of an Omaha Ritual’, JAI 27 (1898): 436-50.