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portation for people on their numerous errands and trips to town. 

 On one occasion my home was used as a refuge by members of a 

 famUy escaping from the potential violence of a drunken son. 



There are weaknesses in the participant-observation method, of 

 course. Obviously a population numbering over 4,000 is too large 

 for one person to know. Sex and age preclude interacting at some 

 levels, and the personality of the anthropologist as well as of his 

 informants will determine in some measure the individuals to whom 

 he is attracted and those who are attracted to him. Given these 

 limitations, however, the method has enabled a description of the 

 members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1960. 



In order to find the answers to the questions posed in this study, 

 families and individuals who seemed to resemble Thomas' four types 

 were selected as cases for intensive analysis. Field notes were kept 

 of every visit and conversation. They were subjected to a content 

 analysis according to the variables. 



Early in my stay in the field, the extent of the belief in immanent 

 justice among the Indian children was examined. The tests used by 

 the staff of the Indian Education Research Project were adapted for 

 use with the Cherokee (see Havighurst and Neugarten, 1955). The 

 sample included all the children in the third and sixth grades from 

 four Indian elementary schools. The 9th and 12th grades from 

 Cherokee High School were also included. An additional control was 

 obtained by administering the test to a similar sample of White 

 children from the public schools of Jackson County. The responses 

 of both groups of children were compared for statistical significance 

 of differences (cf. p. 294, footnote 21). 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



This project grew out of the research of many investigators who 

 were, from time to time, associated with the Cross Cultural Laboratory 

 of the University of North Carolina. Most particularly, I am 

 indebted to Robert K. Thomas for his penetrating insights into the 

 Eastern Band of Cherokee. Frequent conversations mth him added 

 immeasurably to my knowledge of the people. Charles Holzinger, 

 Paul Kutsche, and Raymond Fogelson were encouraging. 



Dr. John Gulick served as my dissertation advisor. His helpful 

 suggestions and criticisms clarified many points; his patience is grate- 

 fully appreciated. 



Dr. William PoUitzer graciously shared the results of his serological 

 research with me. Dr. Laura Thompson was a stimulus in many 

 ways and suggested the replication of an aspect of the Indian Educa- 

 tion Research Project. I am grateful to Dr. Joffre Coe for instances 

 of assistance and support. 



