Eskimos

Type

Book

Authors

Kaj Birket-Smith ( Birket-Smith, Kaj )

Tags

Inuit, Inuit -- Social life and customs, Inuit worldview, Inuit philosophy, Inuit -- Implements, Inuit -- Hunting, Inuit -- Fishing, Inuit -- Rites and ceremonies, Inuit -- Legal status laws etc, Spirituality -- Indigenous

Abstract

"Up-to-date account of Eskimo tribes in Alaska, Canada and Greenland covering all aspects of their history, life and culture."--WorldCat.org.

Description

278 pages : illustrations.

Biblio Notes

Contents:
The Country: It's discovery and culture-conditions --
Outer character and inner qualities --
The language --
The struggle for food --
Fighting the cold --
The society --
View of life --
Origin and development of the Eskimo culture --
Eskimos and whites --
The hour of crisis (by Diamond Jenness).

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