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Acculturation Of The Dakota Indians, Vernon D. Malan
Acculturation Of The Dakota Indians, Vernon D. Malan
Agricultural Experiment Station Rural Sociology Pamphlets (1940-1977)
In this pamphlet the process of acculturation among the Dakota Indians--the change which has taken place in Dakota culture as a result of contact with the dominant Caucasian society--has been analyzed. We may conclude from this study that in general culture change was most likely to occur among the Dakotas when the new culture elements satisfied some basic or secondary drive of the people. Culture change was likewise dependent upon the manner in which the new ideas were introduced to them. If the changes were attempted through coercion, they were not so readily accepted as those made voluntarily. The policies …
Acculturation Of The Dakota Indians, Vernon D. Malan, James L. Satterlee
Acculturation Of The Dakota Indians, Vernon D. Malan, James L. Satterlee
Agricultural Experiment Station Rural Sociology Pamphlets (1940-1977)
In this pamphlet the process of acculturation among the Dakota Indians-the change which has taken place in Dakota culture as a result of contact with the dominant Caucasian society-has been analyzed. We may conclude from this study that in general culture change was most likely to occur among the Dakotas when the new culture elements satisfied some basic or secondary drive of the people. Culture change was likewise dependent upon the manner in which the new ideas were introduced to them. If the changes were attempted through coercion, they were not so readily accepted as those made voluntarily. The policies …