Project Gutenberg 2005-10-25 Public domain in the USA. 158 Powell, John Wesley 1834 1902 Powell, J. W. (John Wesley) Powell, Wes Wyandot Government: A Short Study of Tribal Society Bureau of American Ethnology Produced by Carlo Traverso, Barbara Tozier, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net, from images generously made available by the Bibliotheque nationale de France at http://gallica.bnf.fr. "Wyandot Government: A Short Study of Tribal Society" by John Wesley Powell is a detailed anthropological account written in the late 19th century. This publication provides an in-depth examination of the social and political structures of the Wyandot tribe, focusing on their unique system of kinship and governance. The book elucidates how the Wyandots organized their society into distinct groups, such as families, gentes, phratries, and tribes, and situates these within the broader context of Native American tribal governance. The content of the book explores the intricacies of Wyandot social organization, outlining how their government is composed of councils and chiefs, including the roles of men and women. Powell elaborates on the functions of civil government, the significance of kinship ties, marriage regulations, and the rights and responsibilities of individuals within the society. He emphasizes the importance of communal practices in cultivation and the duty of each gens to protect its members. The text also discusses types of crimes recognized by the Wyandots and the procedures for adjudication, as well as their military governance, providing a comprehensive view of how this tribal society functioned cohesively while preserving cultural values and rights. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Wyandot Indians E011 Text Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 62163 2025-08-07T09:24:32.978464 text/html 57730 2020-12-12T18:57:49 text/html 117952 2025-08-07T09:24:38.717439 application/epub+zip 116062 2025-08-07T09:24:36.246435 application/epub+zip 76779 2025-08-07T09:24:35.086431 application/epub+zip 292475 2025-08-07T09:24:40.445406 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282546 2025-08-07T09:24:37.994445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 198577 2022-09-08T08:25:47.346508 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 51103 2025-08-07T09:24:32.609476 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 50953 2020-12-12T18:57:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51157 2020-12-12T18:57:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51151 2020-12-12T18:57:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21910 2025-08-07T09:24:40.585403 application/rdf+xml 20706 2025-08-07T09:24:35.594501 image/jpeg 4503 2025-08-07T09:24:35.342432 image/jpeg 18173 2020-12-12T18:57:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 18241 2020-12-12T18:57:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 19989 2020-12-12T18:57:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 18196 2020-12-12T18:57:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 116101 2025-08-07T09:24:32.985446 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia