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Robert Alain Brightman papers, 1978
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Brightman, Robert Alain, 1950-
- Title
- Robert Alain Brightman papers
- Dates
- 1978 (inclusive)19781978
- Quantity
- 1 folder (approximatly 50 pages)
- Collection Number
- 2696-038 (Accession No. 2696-038-01)
- Summary
- Research notes documenting his research on Cree linguistics, ethnozoology and ethnobotany
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
Open to all users
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Robert A. Brightman is an American anthropologist and a retired professor of Native American Studies in the Department of Anthropology at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. Brightman is known for his work among the Cree Indians in Manitoba, Canada. He received his undergraduate education at Reed College, graduating in 1973. He earned his MA (1976) and Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Chicago in 1983. His 1993 book “Grateful Prey” is an examination of human-animal relationships, hunting cosmology, and spirituality among the Rock Cree.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Research notes, 1978. Photocopies of handwritten and typed field notes that document his research, employing interviews, on Cree linguistics, ethnozoology and ethnobotany. Field notes relating to Cree (th-dialect) terms for mammals, fish, insects, reptiles, amphibians; notes on taxonomic orderings; notes on “Cree ethnozoology”: hunting and trapping methods, utilization, observations, and beliefs concerning animal attributes and behavior; miscellaneous notes on productive activity relating to animals; seasonal cycle, and cooking methods; and notes on religious aspects of production: animals as spirit agencies, animal ceremonialism, dietary rules.
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Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Brightman, Robert Alain, 1950- (creator)
- Linklater, Henry (creator)
Corporate Names
- Jacobs Research Fund (creator)
