Title Travels with Frances Densmore : her life, work, and legacy in Native American studies / edited by Joan M. Jensen and Michelle Wick Patterson

Published Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource Contents Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part 1. Frances Densmore's Life and Work -- 1. She Always Said, I Heard an Indian Drum? -- 2. Becoming Two White Buffalo Woman -- 3. By Train, by Boat, by Model T -- 4. Getting the Depression Blues -- 5. Cut, Paste, Delete, Preserve -- 6. Gone but Not Quite Forgotten -- Part 2. Conversations -- 7. Miss Densmore Meets the Ojibwes -- 8. Songs of Healing -- 9. Familiar Faces -- 10. Collection with a Mission -- 11. An Archival Dilemma 12. Frances Densmore's Chippewa MusicConclusion -- Note on Sources -- Index -- About Joan M. Jensen -- About Michelle Wick Patterson Summary Over the first half of the twentieth century, scientist and scholar Frances Densmore (1867-1957) visited thirty-five Native American tribes, recorded more than twenty-five hundred songs, amassed hundreds of artifacts and Native-crafted objects, and transcribed information about Native cultures. Her visits to Indigenous groups included meetings with the Ojibwes, Lakotas, Dakotas, Northern Utes, Ho-chunks, Seminoles, and Makahs. A "New Woman" and a self-trained anthropologist, she not only influenced government attitudes toward Indigenous cultures but also helped mold the field of anthropology. Densmore remains an intriguing historical figure. Although researchers use her vast collections at the Smithsonian and Minnesota Historical Society, as well as her many publications, some scholars critique her methods of "salvage anthropology" and concepts of the "vanishing" Native American. Through narrative descriptions of her life paired with critical essays about her work, this book is a guide for understanding how Densmore formed her collections and the lasting importance they have had for researchers in a variety of fields Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Densmore, Frances, 1867-1957. Densmore, Frances, 1867-1957 -- Ethnomusicological collections SUBJECT Densmore, Frances, 1867-1957 -- Ethnomusicological collections Densmore, Frances, 1867-1957 Densmore, Frances, 1867-1957 fast Subject Ethnomusicologists -- United States -- Biography Ethnomusicology -- United States Indians of North America -- Music -- History and criticism Indians of North America -- Material culture -- Collectors and collecting MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Theory. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. Ethnomusicologists Ethnomusicology Ethnomusicology -- Private collections Indians of North America -- Material culture -- Collectors and collecting Indians of North America -- Music United States Genre/Form Biographies Criticism, interpretation, etc. Biographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book Author Jensen, Joan M Patterson, Michelle Wick, 1973- ISBN 9780803274969 0803274963

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