Birthdate: February 10, 1861
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Richmond, Indiana, United States
Died: December 22, 1921
James Mooney, an American ethnographer, is renowned for his in-depth research on Southeastern Indian tribes, notably the Cherokee, and tribes on the Great Plains. He conducted significant ethnographic studies on the Ghost Dance movement and authored notable works like “The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees” and “Myths of the Cherokee.” His artifacts are curated in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution and Field Museum of Natural History, and his papers and photographs are housed in the National Anthropological Archives.
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