A contextual study of the Caribou Eskimo kayak


Book Description

After a discussion of the place of material culture studies in modern anthropology, the author shows the continuity of the Caribou Inuit kayak form from the Birnik culture. The reconstruction of general kayak development is given in detail as well as a thorough coverage of construction and use of the kayak.







Contextual studies of material culture


Book Description

A selection of papers focusing on a contextual assessment of Native material culture research plus commentary on the current state of such studies and identification of possible future trends.




Case and context in Inuktitut (Eskimo)


Book Description

An examination of the circumstances under which a speaker chooses one of three possible Inuktitut sentence types containing both subject and object. This volume also includes a grammatical outline of the North Baffin Island dialect.




A Survey of the Derivational Postbases of Labrador Inuttut (Eskimo)


Book Description

This volume constitutes a dictionary of derivational postbases currently used by the Labrador Coast Inuit. Each entry includes the Inuttut form in phonemic orthography, morphophonemic specifications, an English semantic characterization, indications of idiosyncrasies, and three examples. An introduction to word formation is also provided.




Eskimo music by region


Book Description

A critical examination of Alaskan Inuit music and its rapport with the musical traditions of Inuit populations from Siberia and the Mackenzie Delta in Northwest Canada in contrast to that of Inuit groups residing in Central and Eastern Canada and large portions of Greenland.




Music of the Netsilik Eskimo: Volume 2


Book Description

This study defines the traditional styles and genres of Netsilik Inuit music and examines the extent of change which this music has undergone especially as a result of contact with European and North American music. Volume two consists of song transcriptions and commentaries.




Eskimo economics


Book Description

A discussion of the different ways in which the Inuit of Rankin Inlet have chosen to adapt to a changing economy.




Some grammatical aspects of Labrador Inuttut (Eskimo)


Book Description

A grammatical outline of the nominal and verbal paradigms of the dialect currently used by the Labrador Inuit of the Atlantic coast. The volume also offers an introduction to the basic grammatical categories, their functions, and the suffixes which express these as well as to the phonemic system.




Inuit songs from Eskimo Point


Book Description

A collection of forty-one Inuit songs from Eskimo Point, Northwest Territories, featuring three genres: ajajait (personal songs), animal songs, and songs sung by children playing games.