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Havasupai Pitek, Emily

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The Havasupai are a group of Native Americans who have historically inhabited the area now known as the Cataract Canyon of Arizona. They have lived in the Havasupai Reservation since its establishment in 1880. This entry focuses on the Havasupai living in this reservation around the time of 1918. At this time, the Havasupai's primary social and political unit was the family, with no other divisions (such as clans, moieties, or even lineages beyond three generations) acknowledged (Beierle, 2011). Leadership was based upon prestige, and chieftainship is most accurately viewed as the embodiment of this prestige rather than an official leadership role with clearly defined functions (Spier, 1928:235). The Havasupai belief system centered on ideas about the soul and afterlife, spirits and gods, as well as shamanism. "Religion and ceremonialism were not highly developed among the Havasupai and formed only a minor part in tribal life (Beierle, 2011). As a result, the Havasupai religion is only described in limited ethnographic details.

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Title
Havasupai
Creator
Pitek, Emily
Contributor
Database of Religious History (DRH)
Publisher
Database of Religious History (DRH)
Date Issued
2018-11-26
Description
The Havasupai are a group of Native Americans who have historically inhabited the area now known as the Cataract Canyon of Arizona. They have lived in the Havasupai Reservation since its establishment in 1880. This entry focuses on the Havasupai living in this reservation around the time of 1918. At this time, the Havasupai's primary social and political unit was the family, with no other divisions (such as clans, moieties, or even lineages beyond three generations) acknowledged (Beierle, 2011). Leadership was based upon prestige, and chieftainship is most accurately viewed as the embodiment of this prestige rather than an official leadership role with clearly defined functions (Spier, 1928:235). The Havasupai belief system centered on ideas about the soul and afterlife, spirits and gods, as well as shamanism. "Religion and ceremonialism were not highly developed among the Havasupai and formed only a minor part in tribal life (Beierle, 2011). As a result, the Havasupai religion is only described in limited ethnographic details.
Subject
Native American (North American) Religions; Religion
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Other
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2019-07-30
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0380229
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/71148
Affiliation
Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Other
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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