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Dorsey was born on February 6, 1868 in Hebron, Ohio, the son of Edwin Jackson and Mary Emma (Grove) Dorsey.
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The following collection of traditions was begun in 1899, under a special grant made by the Field Columbian Museum, and was carried on until the end of 1902, from which time the work has been continued with funds provided by the Carnegie Institution of Washington. The Trustees of both of the above-named institutions have kindly consented to the publication of the traditions in the present form. In addition to the material here presented I have about forty other tales from theS kidi, chiefly of the class called Coyote, which contain one or more songs, the music of which has been recorded by means of the phonograph; publication of these is deferred until another time. In all the work I have relied largely upon the assistance of James R. Murie, a well-educated Skidi half-breed, without whose services it is probable that the present collection would not have been made. Provision has been made for the collecting of the traditions of the other three bands of the Pawnee, as well as those of the closely related A rikara, and theW ichita and Caddo; this work is well advanced. George A, Dorsey. (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org
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The Arikara traditions in this volume were collected during the year 1903, with funds provided by the Carnegie I nstitution. The work was part of a systematic and extended study of the mythology and ceremonies of the various tribes of the Caddoan stock. All of the tales here presented were secured through James R. Murie, of theS kidi band of Pawnee. The slight differences in language between the Arikara andS kidi were soon overcome by Mr. Murie, who, when a boy at school, had learned to speak Arikara fluently. The Arikara belong to the Caddoan linguistic stock, and were formerly closely allied with theS kidi band of Pawnee, from which tribe they separated about 1832. After that time they made their home at various points along theM issouri River until, in 1854, they were placed on what is known as Fort Berthold Reservation inN orth Dakota, along with theM andan and Minitaree orG rosventres, the latter two tribes (being of Siouan stock. With theM andan the Arikara had been closely associated even before their removal to the Fort Berthold Reservation. Their dwellings and general mode of life had much in common with theS kidi. Like theS kidi, they constructed the earthlodge, and their social organization and religious ceremonies in general were also similar to those of theS kidi. Inasmuch as the author has prepared a somewhat extended discussion of theS kidi in his introduction to the Traditions of theS kidi Pawnee, it will not be necessary here to do more than to refer to that volume.1 The Arikara to-day number about 380, as against 435 in 1890, and 725 in 1880. Owing to the continued severe hostility of the Indian Department, but little evidence of their former method of life remains. It is said that the last earth-lodge in use fell into ruins in 1900. In possession of certain members of the tribe are some of the sacred bundles or altars; but the people have (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)
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Dorsey was born on February 6, 1868 in Hebron, Ohio, the son of Edwin Jackson and Mary Emma (Grove) Dorsey.
Dorsey attended the local public schools and nearby Denison University, where he was graduated A. B. in 1888. He then entered the newly established division of anthropology at Harvard and in 1894 received one of the first doctoral degrees awarded in this field by an American university.
Dorsey’s formal training was broken into by an expedition to Peru to gather materials for the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. In 1892 Dorsey re-entered upon his university work. The same year he was made an assistant in anthropology and after graduation was promoted to instructor. In 1896 he left Harvard to accept a post with the Field Columbian Museum (later Field Museum of Natural History) in Chicago. In that institution he progressed from assistant curator to head of the department of anthropology: a post he held until 1915. During this period he was active in field work in South America, Alaska, and among various Indian groups in the United States. He also made an extensive survey of the peoples and cultures of Oceania, Asia, and India. A man of great energy and creative ability, he gathered about him a group of enthusiastic assistants and sent them to all parts of the world. To finance their trips and studies he enlisted the interest of men of wealth, with the result that the collections in the Field Museum became among the best in the world, while the publications resulting from the many expeditions added greatly to anthropological knowledge.
Dorsey himself was considered one of the most thorough students and research workers in his field. Along with his many other activities he found time for teaching in the dental school of Northwestern University and later in the University of Chicago, where he held the rank of associate professor of anthropology. From 1909 to 1912 he made trips to Italy, Austria, and the Balkan states to study the sources of American immigration for the Chicago Tribune. At a later time he investigated political conditions in India, Australia, and Asia.
During the First World War he was assigned to the Naval Intelligence staff in Madrid and later served as adviser on Spanish problems at the Paris Peace Conference. In September 1919 he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-commander, and for two years, 1919-1921, he was naval attache at Lisbon. Returning to America he devoted himself primarily to writing. Believing that science should be made interesting to the layman, he published, in 1925, a volume entitled Why We Behave Like Human Beings. The immediate success of this volume doubtless had much to do with later attempts to popularize science. Besides a half-dozen semipopular books, he wrote a number of anthropological monographs and more than seventy papers relating to anthropology and anatomy. After 1925 he lectured in the New School for Social Research. He found time for club life and scientific societies, in a number of which he held high positions.
He died of an embolism in New York at the age of sixty-three. He had just completed a new volume, Man's Own Show; Civilization (1931).
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Upon his return from Peru expedition in 1892 Dorsey was married, on December 8, to Ida Chadsey of Kansas City. By his first wife he had two children: Dorothy Ann and George Chadsey. Following a divorce in 1922 he was married on February 14, 1924, to Sue McLellan, who survived him.