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Copper Eskimo
handbook of north american indians. arctic • 5 • 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.
- 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