{"product_id":"9780817384364","title":"Source Material for the Social and Ceremonial Life of the Choctaw Indians","description":"Long considered the undisputed authority on the Indians of the southern United States, anthropologist John Swanton published this history as the Smithsonian Institution's \u003ci\u003eBureau of American Ethnology (BAE) Bulletin 103\u003c\/i\u003e in 1931. Swanton's descriptions are drawn from earlier records—including those of DuPratz and Romans—and from Choctaw informants. His long association with the Choctaws is evident in the thorough detailing of their customs and way of life and in his sensitivity to the presentation of their native culture.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Included are descriptions of such subjects as clans, division of labor between sexes, games, religion, war customs, and burial rites. The Choctaws were, in general, peaceful farmers living in Mississippi and southwestern Alabama until they were moved to Oklahoma in successive waves beginning in 1830, after the treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This edition includes a new foreword by Kenneth Carleton placing Swanton's work in the context of his times. The continued value of Swanton's original research makes \u003ci\u003eSource Material\u003c\/i\u003e the most comprehensive book ever published on the Choctaw people.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081029304560,"sku":"9780817384364","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780817384364_p0.jpg?v=1763750222","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780817384364","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}