The Culture of the Winnebago
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The Culture of the Winnebago is an ethnographic study by anthropologist Paul Radin that documents and analyzes the traditional life, beliefs, and social organization of the Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) people.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ho-Chunk ceremonial life | 1 |
| Ho-Chunk oral tradition | 1 |
| The Culture of the Winnebago canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T858042 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Culture of the Winnebago Context triple: [Paul Radin, notableWork, The Culture of the Winnebago]
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Cultural and Natural Areas of Native North America
Cultural and Natural Areas of Native North America is a foundational anthropological work that systematically maps and analyzes the cultural and environmental regions of Indigenous peoples across North America.
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B.
Kwakiutl Ethnography
*Kwakiutl Ethnography* is a foundational anthropological work by Franz Boas that provides an extensive, detailed study of the culture, language, and social life of the Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw) people of the Pacific Northwest Coast.
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Folkways
Folkways is a foundational sociological work by William Graham Sumner that analyzes the origins, functions, and social power of customs, norms, and moral codes in human societies.
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D.
Handbook of the Indians of California
Handbook of the Indians of California is a landmark ethnographic and anthropological survey of Indigenous peoples in California authored by Alfred L. Kroeber.
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E.
Where the West Begins
"Where the West Begins" is the official motto of Fort Worth, Texas, reflecting the city's historic role as a gateway between the American East and the traditional Western frontier.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Culture of the Winnebago Target entity description: The Culture of the Winnebago is an ethnographic study by anthropologist Paul Radin that documents and analyzes the traditional life, beliefs, and social organization of the Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) people.
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A.
Cultural and Natural Areas of Native North America
Cultural and Natural Areas of Native North America is a foundational anthropological work that systematically maps and analyzes the cultural and environmental regions of Indigenous peoples across North America.
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B.
Kwakiutl Ethnography
*Kwakiutl Ethnography* is a foundational anthropological work by Franz Boas that provides an extensive, detailed study of the culture, language, and social life of the Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw) people of the Pacific Northwest Coast.
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C.
Folkways
Folkways is a foundational sociological work by William Graham Sumner that analyzes the origins, functions, and social power of customs, norms, and moral codes in human societies.
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D.
Handbook of the Indians of California
Handbook of the Indians of California is a landmark ethnographic and anthropological survey of Indigenous peoples in California authored by Alfred L. Kroeber.
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E.
Where the West Begins
"Where the West Begins" is the official motto of Fort Worth, Texas, reflecting the city's historic role as a gateway between the American East and the traditional Western frontier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropological monograph
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book ⓘ ethnographic study ⓘ |
| about |
beliefs of the Winnebago people
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clan organization of the Winnebago people ⓘ economic life of the Winnebago people ⓘ kinship system of the Winnebago people ⓘ material culture of the Winnebago people ⓘ mythology of the Winnebago people ⓘ political organization of the Winnebago people ⓘ religious practices of the Winnebago people ⓘ rituals of the Winnebago people ⓘ social organization of the Winnebago people ⓘ traditional life of the Winnebago people ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
Americanist anthropology
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cultural anthropology ⓘ |
| author | Paul Radin ⓘ |
| contributor | Winnebago informants ⓘ |
| documents |
Winnebago ceremonial societies
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Winnebago clan structure ⓘ Winnebago life-cycle rituals ⓘ Winnebago oral narratives ⓘ Winnebago social norms ⓘ Winnebago subsistence practices ⓘ indigenous religious specialists of the Winnebago ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupDocumented |
Ho-Chunk
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Winnebago ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Native American anthropology
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anthropology ⓘ ethnology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ceremonial life of the Winnebago people
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cosmology of the Winnebago people ⓘ social customs of the Winnebago people ⓘ traditional pre-reservation culture ⓘ worldview of the Winnebago people ⓘ |
| genre |
Native American studies literature
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ethnography ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | early 20th-century anthropological theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Ho-Chunk
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surface form:
Ho-Chunk people
Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) people ⓘ
surface form:
Winnebago people
|
| methodology |
collection of oral traditions
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linguistic documentation ⓘ participant observation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
reference in Native American studies
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teaching in anthropology courses ⓘ |
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Subject: The Culture of the Winnebago Description of subject: The Culture of the Winnebago is an ethnographic study by anthropologist Paul Radin that documents and analyzes the traditional life, beliefs, and social organization of the Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) people.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ho-Chunk oral tradition
subject surface form:
Wolf clan (Ho-Chunk)
this entity surface form:
Ho-Chunk ceremonial life