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Author

Mooney, James, 1861-1921, author.

Title Cherokee Mound-Building / James Mooney.

Publication Info.

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1889.

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Location	Call No.	Status
Glastonbury - Downloadable Materials	BiblioBoard Collections	Downloadable
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Description	1 online resource (5 pages).
Series	Cherokee Indians anthology
	American Anthropologist ; vol. 2.
	Cherokee Indians anthology.
	BiblioBoard Core module.
	American Anthropologist ; vol. 2.
Note	Original document: Article.
Summary	An essay written by James Mooney in 1887 detailing his visit to a Cherokee town and learning the rites and rituals surrounding their mound building. There were great ceremonies surrounding the building of mounds, including such one called the "Green Corn Dance," which Mooney witnessed. He explains the purposes and rituals surrounding the burials in the mounds as well, providing in-depth explanations to the sometimes mysterious mound-building practices of the Cherokee.ℓ
Note	GMD: electronic resource.

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