ethnohistory
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- noun
- /ˌɛθnoʊˈhɪstəri/
- Specialized
- His research interests include the ethnohistory of the Wabanaki peoples of northern New England and eastern Canada in the nineteenth century.
- colonial ethnohistory
- ethnohistory article
- Society for Ethnohistory
Examples
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Despite growing scholarly interest in indigenous ethnohistory, Native Americans' views of their own history remain rare in scholarly literature.
Academic text (1994) -
Pawling's work has appeared in Acadiensis, Ethnohistory, and the Historical Atlas of Maine.
Academic text (2018) -
An early version of the article was presented at the Society for Ethnohistory meetings in 2001.
Academic text (2006) -
The Chippewa and Their Neighbors: A Study in Ethnohistory. Hickerson. (C. Vecsey) 14(2):184.
Academic text (1992) -
Kidwell, Clara Sue. "Indian Women as Cultural Mediators." Ethnohistory 39 (Spring 1992): 97-107.
Academic text (1995) -
Contact Ecology: An Ethnohistory of the Lower-Middle Yukon, 1790-1935. Van Stone. (A.M. Clark) 8(4):389.
Academic text (1992) -
An Annotated Bibliography of Northern Plains Ethnohistory. Weist and Sharrock, comps. (S.C. Schulte) 13(2):210.
Academic text (1992) -
Many historians are now recognizing the importance of ethnohistory in understanding indigenous perspectives.
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The university offers a course on ethnohistory, focusing on the cultural narratives of marginalized communities.
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Her dissertation examines the ethnohistory of African American families in the South, highlighting their oral traditions.
How Historical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ethnohistory combines the parts ethno- meaning 'people' and history meaning 'story of the past'. So, ethnohistory, like ethnic, studies a group's past and often uses their own stories and traditions to understand it.