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Not traditional, not assimilated — elderly American Indians and the notion of 'cohort'
Author(s)	Deborah D Jackson, Elizabeth E Chapleski
Journal title	Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol 15, no 3, 2000
Pages	pp 229-259
Keywords	Native Americans ; Anthropological studies ; United States of America.
Annotation	The nature of ethnic identity among older American Indians is explored, the regional focus being the Upper Great Lakes (mainly Michigan) and the tribal or cultural group the Anishinaabeg (Chippewa, Ottawa, Potawtomi). The authors consider the concept of cohort - the intersection of stages in the life course with specific historical periods - as crucial to their understanding of American Indian older people. Despite some superficial appearances to the contrary, the qualitative and quantitative findings suggest that Anishinaabe elders are by no means assimilated into mainstream American culture. Their ethnic identity is not stereotypically "traditional", but it is nonetheless quintessentially American Indian. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010222214 A
Classmark	TKH: 3FA: 7T
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