Document Type
Thesis - campus only access
Date of Award
Fall 1992
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Communication Studies
Advisor
Stephen Klein
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis was 10 describe the use of artifactual communication skills in the ceremonial dances of the Cheyenne Indians. This thesis was an historical research study. The researcher used a biographical and descriptive method which revealed the process by which the Cheyenne Indians manipulated artifacts, such as ceremonial costume, jewelry, body paint, rattles, lances, shields, whistles, and pipes to interact with verbal and nonverbal communication, and body movements that created interpersonal responses to symbolic messages. The researcher concluded that (a) The Sun Dance, (b) the Buffalo, Crazy Dance, or Animal Dance, (e) the Victory, or Scalp Dance, and (d) the Ghost Dance were instrumental in the development and preservation of the moral and religious structure of the Cheyenne tribe.
Recommended Citation
Robinson, Sheryle, "Artifactual Communication in Cheyenne Ceremonial Dance" (1992). Master's Theses. 2357.
DOI: 10.58809/OJMG4177
Available at:
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/theses/2357
Rights
© 1992 Sheryle Robinson
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