A description and analysis of Sacrificial Stall Dancing, as practiced by the Plains Cree and Saulteaux of the Pasqua Reserve, Saskatchewan, in their contemporary rain dance ceremonies
This thesis, based on ten years of field work and ethnohistorical research, describes and analyzes the beliefs, purpose and practices of Sacrificial Stall Dancing within the parameters of the Rain Dance, with particular reference to the Plains Cree and Saulteaux of Southern Saskatchewan from 1977 to...
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| Language: | en_US |
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2007
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/852 |