ANTH 204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Indigenous Music Of North America, Native American Identity In The United States, Eastern Plains
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Native americans in us: most diverse ethnic group in us. Northern american plains: bounded by mississippi river (east), rocky mountains (west), texas (south) and canada (north). Eastern plains (prairie, tell grass and much moisture) semi- sedentary horticulturalists and hunters. Western plain (high plains, short grass and less moisture) nomadic hunters. Plains indians history: 3 stages of development after contact with europeans: fluorescence (1600"s-1800"s): interaction with europeans. Changed plains culture: destruction (1800"s): louisiana purchase (1803). Everyone was moved to reservations: reservations: two reservation systems (northern and southern). Regeneration (mid-1900"s): indians rights organizations change federal policy (1920"s). Plains indian customs and rituals revived or modified. Modern era (1950"s-present): migration from reservations to cities. New event (pow wow) created to express native american identity and heritage. Words and vocables (meaningless syllables) used pentatonic scales and terraced and descending melodic contour (start high, go down and terrace, go down and terrace . then start high again).
