Basis of Marriage

Regulation of Marriage

Arranging a Marriage

Bibliographies in Sources

Magical and Mental Therapy

Shamans and Psychotherapists

Revelation and Divination

Identification

Dwellings

Settlement Patterns

Real Property

Household

Community Structure

Community Heads

Public Welfare

Location

Tribe and Nation

Linguistic Identification

Incorporeal Property

Inheritance

Status, Role, and Prestige

Classes

Slavery

Kin Relationships

Animal by-Products

Normal Garb

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Clothing Manufacture

Woodworking

Occupational Specialization

Ethnobotany

Weapons

Ingroup Antagonisms

Informal in-Group Justice

Uniform and Accouterment

Instigation of War

Collecting

Hunting and Trapping

Fishing

Preservation and Storage of Food

Food Preparation

Mats and Basketry

Woven and Other Interworked Fabrics

General Tools

Division of Labor by Gender

Population

Acculturation and Culture Contact

Gift Giving

Dance

Sodalities

Organized Ceremonial

Sociocultural Trends

Marine Hunting

Exchange Transactions

External Trade

External Relations

Material Not Relevant

Nuclear Family

Rules of Descent

Personal Names

Body Alterations

Family Relationships

Magic

Childbirth

Infant Care

Development and Maturation

Techniques of Socialization

General Character of Religion

Spirits and Gods

Sacred Objects and Places

Marine Industries

Recreational Facilities

Territorial Hierarchy

Life and Death

Burial Practices and Funerals

Eschatology

Ethnozoology

History

Missions

Age Stratification

Kinship Terminology

Diet

Ornament

Personal Grooming

Shipbuilding

Rest Days and Holidays

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Taxation and Public Income

Internal Migration

Labor Supply and Employment

Social Control

Inter-Community Relations

Offenses Against the Person

Medical Therapy

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KINSHIP

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DEMOGRAPHY

LINGUISTIC AFFILIATION

SUBSISTENCE

COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES

INDUSTRIAL ARTS

TRADE

DIVISION OF LABOR

LAND TENURE

KIN GROUPS AND DESCENT

KINSHIP TERMINOLOGY

MARRIAGE

DOMESTIC UNIT

INHERITANCE

SOCIALIZATION

SOCIAL ORGANIZATION

POLITICAL ORGANIZATION

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The Nuu-Chah-Nulth live primarily on the western coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, A closely related group, the Makah, live in the Cape Flattery area of northwestern Washington State, The Nuu-Chah-Nulth and the related Makah speak languages in the Southern Wakashan language family. Traditionally, subsistence was based on the hunting of both land and sea animals (seals, whales) as well as fishing (primarily salmon), supplemented by the gathering of wild plants and roots. The basic political unit was the local group. Several local groups together constituted a tribe governed by a chief. In Nuu-Chah-Nulth society each person had an inherited social rank, and all Nuu-Chah-Nulth were rank-ordered in relation to each other. Class structure was apparent by the division of communities into nobles, commoners, and slaves.

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