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Download full textBennett, John P. – 1984
The American Square Dance became the official National Folk Dance of America by an act of Congress in 1982. Although the square dance contains some elements similar to the New England Quadrille, the Kentucky Running Set is thought to be the true foundation for its movements and configurations. The Running Set has been traced back to the source of…
Descriptors: Dance, Dance Education, Folk Culture, United States History
Agnew, Eleanor – 1995
Scholars of writing, language, and culture will find a rich fund of research material in 19th-century obituaries which convey extensive details of the deceased's life through an elegant language reminiscent of an oral culture. In contrast to today's newspaper obituaries, which are business-like, tight-lipped, and entirely devoid of any details or…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Death, Folk Culture, Grief
Dufrene, Phoebe – 1991
This paper depicts the historical background and lifestyle of the Powhatan Indians. There are approximately 30 such tribes in present-day Maryland, Virginia, and near the North Carolina border. The name Powhatan is defined, and the history and current lifestyles of the Virginia and New Jersey Powhatans are described. Contemporary Powhatan social…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, Art Appreciation, Art Education
Stambler, Moses – 1987
In explorations of American literature in high school, the tradition of sailormen and the sea is generally not considered independently or distinctly because the sea is not viewed as a separate region of thought. Songs of the whalers and sailors of the sea and the inland waterways are frequently related to the historical and spatial context of…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Folk Culture, Literary Criticism, Literary Genres
Johnson, Mary – 1982
As part of an American History survey course at East Tennessee State University, students conducted research on ordinary objects from homes, barns, and workshops in the Tri-Cities area of Tennessee, learned techniques for displaying and interpreting artifacts, and designed and constructed exhibits illustrating aspects of homelife and work in the…
Descriptors: College Students, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education, Folk Culture
Cowan, William, Ed. – 1978
This volume contains 22 conference papers concerned with Algonquian languages and culture: (1) "Cheyenne Vowel Devoicing," by W. Leman and R. Rhodes; (2) "An Analysis of Upper Delawaren Land Sales in Northern New Jersey, 1630-1758," by R.S. Grumet; (3) "Ethnology in the Works of Rowland E. Robinson," by G.M. Day; (4)…
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indian Languages, American Indians, Anthropological Linguistics
