book chapter

Ethnology of the Ungava district, Hudson Bay Territory

Eleventh annual report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the of the Smithsonian Institution 1889-'90WashingtonPublished In 1894 • Pages: 159-350 , 7 plates

By: Turner, Lucien M. (Lucien McShan).

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The first part of this monograph is devoted to a description of the topography, climate, and animal life of the Ungava District, and also a general sketch of its Eskimo and Indian inhabitants. The remaining chapters are ethnographic accounts of the Koksoagmyut Eskimos (omitted from this document) and the Naskapi Indians. Mr. Turner describes in considerable detail the material culture of the Naskapis, i.e. their food, clothing, dwelling, handicrafts, means of transportation, tools and weapons, and method of hunting. There is also information on amusements and festivals, but practically nothing on other aspects of life. The influence of fur trade on the native culture is mentioned throughout the monograph. A compilation of folklore concludes this useful study.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Annual cycle
Hunting and trapping
Topography and geology
Fauna
Cultural participation
External trade
Travel
Acculturation and culture contact
Shamans and psychotherapists
Revelation and divination
Verbal arts
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Innu
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2009
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Arctic and Subarctic
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Robert Lee ; 1958
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1882-1884
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1800-1894
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Ungava Bay area, Labrador Peninsula (Quebec, and Newfoundland and Labrador provinces), Canada
NotesAdditional notes
Lucien M. Turner
Pages 184-266 are not included
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
16009900
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Innu Indians