The Western North American Indians (WNAI) dataset describes cultural practices for 172 societies in Western North America.
| Name [ID] | Description | Details | Type | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jorgensen, J. (2024). D-PLACE dataset derived from Jorgensen 1980 'Western Indians' (v3.1) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1331863710.5281/zenodo.13318637
Jorgensen, JG. 1980. Western Indians: Comparative Environments, Languages, and Cultures of 172 Western American Indian Tribes. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman and Company.
| Period | % of datapoints |
|---|---|
| NA | 100 |
| Category | number of variables |
|---|---|
| Ecology | 168 |
| Economy | 111 |
| Subsistence | 74 |
| Material culture | 70 |
| Religion | 58 |
| Ritual | 58 |
| Technology | 50 |
| Kinship | 44 |
| Property | 42 |
| Community organization | 41 |
| Labor | 39 |
| Marriage | 37 |
| Life cycle | 35 |
| Politics | 26 |
| War | 19 |
| Ceremony | 18 |
| Clothing | 16 |
| Settlement | 16 |
| Population | 9 |
| Dwellings | 3 |
| Dwelling | 1 |
