Adjustment and Adaptation On the Northern Plains: The Case of Equestrianism Among the Hidatsa

摘要: Using the concepts of adaptation and adjustment as contrasting definitions cultural change, impact horses on a Plains Village society is examined. The integration into Hidatsa subsistence practices, political economy, domestic economy analyzed. It argued that factors, rather than purely environmental ones, placed constraints horse integra tion herd size. Hence, extent magnitude equestrianism among were quite different from described for nomadic groups in studies. Comparisons with Arikara, Cheyenne, Crow are made to put case within larger context adaptive versus adjustive change Northern Plains.