Book
The incredible Eskimo: life among the barren land Eskimo
Hancock House • Surrey, B.C. • Published In 1986 • Pages:
By: De Coccola, Raymond, King, Paul, Houston, James.
Abstract
This work, written by the Corsican-born missionary and explorer Father Raymond De Coccola, depicts the attitudes and ways of life of the Krangmalit Eskimo (Copper Inuit) in the Canadian central Arctic during the period of 1937-1949. Although the material is frequently interspersed with data on Father De Coccola's personal role as a missionary and participant observer in the native culture of the region, the cultural data he provides on the Krangmalit is lucid in presentation covering a wide range of topics from weather and travel conditions in the area to infanticide, wife sharing, children's sex play, the food quest (hunting, fishing, sealing), birth, death, dances, and games. The study concludes with an account of a flu virus which turned into a virulent form of pneumonia which had a devastating effect on the native population who had never been exposed to it before.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1996
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Arctic and Subarctic
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Missionary
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1995
- Field Date
- 1937-1949
- Coverage Date
- 1937-1949
- Coverage Place
- Northwest Territories, Canada
- Notes
- by Raymond de Coccola and Paul King ; illustrations by James Houston
- LCCN
- 87207090
- LCSH
- Copper Eskimos