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Property concepts of the Lac-St-Jean Montagnais

Primitive man18 (1 & 2) • Published In 1945 • Pages: 1-25

By: Burgesse, J. Allan.

Abstract
This document, by a Hudson's Bay Company factor, is mainly concerned with the ownership and use of the family hunting territory. A good deal of information is also given on the Indians' attitude toward conservation of the animal redocuments on their territory. Included is a list of individual hunting grounds and their owners in the Peribonca region, and some discussion of inheritance patterns and burial customs.
Subjects
Real property
Community structure
Hunting and trapping
Social control
Inheritance
Property system
Burial practices and funerals
Medium of exchange
History
culture
Innu
HRAF PubDate
2009
Region
North America
Sub Region
Arctic and Subarctic
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Businessperson
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Timothy J. O'Leary ; 1958
Field Date
1932-1944
Coverage Date
1932-1944
Coverage Place
Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada
Notes
J. Allan Burgesse
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
99111903
LCSH
Innu Indians