Elizabeth S Grobsmith
Biographic Data
| ID | 237983 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth S Grobsmith |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth S |
| FAMILY NAME | Grobsmith |
| SIGNATURE | GROBSMITH E S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Indians in Prison: Incarcerated Native Americans in Nebraska
Journal Article Indians in Prison: Incarcerated Native Americans in Nebraska Get access Indians in Prison: Incarcerated Native Americans in Nebraska. By Grobsmith Elizabeth S.. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1994. xv + 209 pp. Illustrations, charts, tables, glossary, appendixes, bibliography, index. $37.50.) Herbert T. Hoover Herbert T. Hoover University of South Dakota Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Sch…
Applying Anthropology to American Indian Correctional Concerns
Opportunities abound for the application of anthropological methods, techniques, and data in addressing issues relative to incarceration. Over the last sixteen years, I have worked in a variety of capacities with and on behalf of Native American inmates incarcerated in the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services. My roles as teacher, consultant, trainer, and expert witness have evolved over the years, in response to the changing concerns of …
The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska: The Process of Restoration of a Federally Terminated Tribe
The Northern Ponca, a small Plains farming and hunting tribe were legislatively terminated as a federally recognized tribe in 1962. Less than a decade after their termination, they reorganized in an attempt to reverse this decision, and proceeded with legal action to restore their status as a federally recognized tribe. During the 30-year period during which their federal status was lost, their population dispersed, their economic status, health,…
Vision and Ritual in Native America
Howard L. Harrod. Renewing the World: Plains Indian Religion and Morality . Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press, 1987. xiv. 213 pp. $22.50 (cloth
Vision and Ritual in Native America: Renewing the World: Plains Indian Religion and Morality
Lakota of the Rosebud: A Contemporary Ethnography
This tribe of South Dakota has met the challenge of living in the 20th century by expressing religion and beliefs in a cultural style that mixes tradition and Christian influence with western technology
The Changing Role of The Giveaway Ceremony in Contemporary Lakota Life
Gift-giving in the context of the giveaway ceremony of the Lakota was indigenously both an economic institution in which goods were exchanged and wealth redistributed as well as religious expression of a native ceremony. Today, gift-giving has practically lost both its religious and economic functions. The ceremony, however, continues to thrive in a new context. Focusing on the distribution of goods common to all, the giveaway has become a primar…
The Lakhota Giveaway: A System of Social Reciprocity
Reciprocal gift-giving among Lakhota of the Rosebud Sioux Reservation is examined as a tradition promoting social alliance, interdependence. and the redistribution of wealth. Ceremonial Giveaways provide a context for the distribution of goods to non-kinsmen, a practice which extends kin-like obligations and benefits beyond the immediate. or extended family. Gift-giving is viewed as a mechanism of social control in that it prevents the uneven acc…
Waku n za: Uses of Yuwipi Medicine Power in Contemporary Teton Dakota Culture
The Dakota belief in wakunza or “supernatural retribution” is examined as an aspect of contemporary Sioux religion. Belief in this power is reported to be a significant mechanism in the maintenance of social control within Sioux communities on and off the reservation by insuring the chastisement of social deviants. Animistic spirits rather than individuals are attributed with possessing the power to administer justice and reprimand those committi…
Lakota of the Rosebud: A Contemporary Ethnography
This tribe of South Dakota has met the challenge of living in the 20th century by expressing religion and beliefs in a cultural style that mixes tradition and Christian influence with western technology
The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska: The Process of Restoration of a Federally Terminated Tribe
The Northern Ponca, a small Plains farming and hunting tribe were legislatively terminated as a federally recognized tribe in 1962. Less than a decade after their termination, they reorganized in an attempt to reverse this decision, and proceeded with legal action to restore their status as a federally recognized tribe. During the 30-year period during which their federal status was lost, their population dispersed, their economic status, health,…
Vision and Ritual in Native America
Howard L. Harrod. Renewing the World: Plains Indian Religion and Morality . Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press, 1987. xiv. 213 pp. $22.50 (cloth
The Lakhota Giveaway: A System of Social Reciprocity
Reciprocal gift-giving among Lakhota of the Rosebud Sioux Reservation is examined as a tradition promoting social alliance, interdependence. and the redistribution of wealth. Ceremonial Giveaways provide a context for the distribution of goods to non-kinsmen, a practice which extends kin-like obligations and benefits beyond the immediate. or extended family. Gift-giving is viewed as a mechanism of social control in that it prevents the uneven acc…
Waku n za: Uses of Yuwipi Medicine Power in Contemporary Teton Dakota Culture
The Dakota belief in wakunza or “supernatural retribution” is examined as an aspect of contemporary Sioux religion. Belief in this power is reported to be a significant mechanism in the maintenance of social control within Sioux communities on and off the reservation by insuring the chastisement of social deviants. Animistic spirits rather than individuals are attributed with possessing the power to administer justice and reprimand those committi…
Waku n za: Uses of Yuwipi Medicine Power in Contemporary Teton Dakota Culture
The Dakota belief in wakunza or “supernatural retribution” is examined as an aspect of contemporary Sioux religion. Belief in this power is reported to be a significant mechanism in the maintenance of social control within Sioux communities on and off the reservation by insuring the chastisement of social deviants. Animistic spirits rather than individuals are attributed with possessing the power to administer justice and reprimand those committi…
The Lakhota Giveaway: A System of Social Reciprocity
Reciprocal gift-giving among Lakhota of the Rosebud Sioux Reservation is examined as a tradition promoting social alliance, interdependence. and the redistribution of wealth. Ceremonial Giveaways provide a context for the distribution of goods to non-kinsmen, a practice which extends kin-like obligations and benefits beyond the immediate. or extended family. Gift-giving is viewed as a mechanism of social control in that it prevents the uneven acc…
The Changing Role of The Giveaway Ceremony in Contemporary Lakota Life
Gift-giving in the context of the giveaway ceremony of the Lakota was indigenously both an economic institution in which goods were exchanged and wealth redistributed as well as religious expression of a native ceremony. Today, gift-giving has practically lost both its religious and economic functions. The ceremony, however, continues to thrive in a new context. Focusing on the distribution of goods common to all, the giveaway has become a primar…
Lakota of the Rosebud: A Contemporary Ethnography
This tribe of South Dakota has met the challenge of living in the 20th century by expressing religion and beliefs in a cultural style that mixes tradition and Christian influence with western technology
Vision and Ritual in Native America
Howard L. Harrod. Renewing the World: Plains Indian Religion and Morality . Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press, 1987. xiv. 213 pp. $22.50 (cloth
Vision and Ritual in Native America: Renewing the World: Plains Indian Religion and Morality
Applying Anthropology to American Indian Correctional Concerns
Opportunities abound for the application of anthropological methods, techniques, and data in addressing issues relative to incarceration. Over the last sixteen years, I have worked in a variety of capacities with and on behalf of Native American inmates incarcerated in the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services. My roles as teacher, consultant, trainer, and expert witness have evolved over the years, in response to the changing concerns of …
The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska: The Process of Restoration of a Federally Terminated Tribe
The Northern Ponca, a small Plains farming and hunting tribe were legislatively terminated as a federally recognized tribe in 1962. Less than a decade after their termination, they reorganized in an attempt to reverse this decision, and proceeded with legal action to restore their status as a federally recognized tribe. During the 30-year period during which their federal status was lost, their population dispersed, their economic status, health,…
Indians in Prison: Incarcerated Native Americans in Nebraska
Journal Article Indians in Prison: Incarcerated Native Americans in Nebraska Get access Indians in Prison: Incarcerated Native Americans in Nebraska. By Grobsmith Elizabeth S.. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1994. xv + 209 pp. Illustrations, charts, tables, glossary, appendixes, bibliography, index. $37.50.) Herbert T. Hoover Herbert T. Hoover University of South Dakota Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Sch…
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