In The Face of the Fox, an anthropological and sociological
study of the Fox American Indians (the Mesquakie, their actual
tribal name) who live just outside Tama, Iowa, Frederick Gearing
puts a face on the peoples of this tribe. In doing so, Gearing
particularly deals with the estrangement of the Fox Indians and the
Westerners surrounding them. He defines the concept of estrangement
as including feelings of contempt, indifference, and pity often
leading to misplaced hurt and hate on both sides. Specifically, he
states that when one is estranged, he is unable to relate because
he cannot see enough to relate to, which is a type of social
disconnect. Estrangement shackles both parties, leaving them unable
to connect with one another.
Finding this is more of a cognitive mental processing problem,
Gearing proposes gaining control of the mind, believing the
opposite of being estranged is to find a people believable and
real. The way to do this is to educate each estranged group about
the other and put a face on each group. Educating Westerners about
the Fox people they live next to, Gearing describes their
community, their social structure, their culture, their language
and some of its many meanings, and their view of themselves and how
they view their future.
Attempting to end estrangement and engender endearment and
understanding, The Face of the Fox will be of interest to
anthropologists and sociologists focusing on the American
Indian.
Frederick O. Gearing is professor of anthropology emeritus at
the University at Buffalo, the State University of New York. He is
a student of social organization in small communities, with a
special focus on American Indians and in village Greece.
Vernie Davis is professor of anthropology and peace and
conflict studies at Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina
and faculty director of the Guilford College Conflict Resolution
Center.
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