essay

Copper Eskimo

handbook of north american indians. arctic5 • Published In 1984 • Pages: 397-414, 731-806

By: Damas, David.

Abstract
This is a culture summary on the Copper Inuit of the Northwest Territories of Canada, encompassing data from the eighteenth century to the 1970s, including information from the author's field work. Damas discusses the territory occupied by the Copper Inuit, geography,subsistence activities, settlement patterns, social organization, transportation, dwellings, clothing, religious beliefs, and culture history. The article is illustrated with numerous photographs and appended with a very comprehensive bibliography.
Subjects
Culture summary
Information sources listed in other works
Acculturation and culture contact
Annual cycle
Hunting and trapping
Fishing
Settlement patterns
culture
Copper Inuit
HRAF PubDate
1996
Region
North America
Sub Region
Arctic and Subarctic
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
ca. 1700-1970
Coverage Place
Northwest Territories, Canada
Notes
David Damas
Includes bibliographical references (p. 731-806)
LCCN
77017162
LCSH
Copper Eskimos