The Two Worlds of the Washo: An Indian Tribe of California and Nevada (Case Studies in Cultural Anthropology Series)
By James F. Downs.
Description
This case study of the Washo Indians of western Nevada and the eastern Sierra slopes of California is one of those rare events in the vast professional literature on the American Indian where a picture of a single tribal culture as a whole is presented. Though Washo culture in its traditional form has virtually ceased to exist at all, its disappearance was gradual enough and its relatively full appearance recent enough so that Professor Downs has been able to put the memories of the older Washo together with known history and knowledge of the culture area to form a coherent and dynamic reco...
ISBN(s)
003056610X, 9780030566103
