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CHAP. XI. 



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ON THE ESKIMOS OR IKOT. 



The Four Aboriginal Nations seen by the Expedition. 

 Eskimos. Origin of the Name- National Name Inu-it. 

 Great Extent of their Country. Personal Appearance. 

 Occupations. Provident of the Future. Villages. Seal 

 Hunt. Snow Houses. Wanderings not extensive. 

 Respect for Territorial Rights. Dexterous Thieves. 

 Courage. Traffic. Compared to the Phoenicians. 

 Skrellings. "Western Tribes pierce the Lip and Nose. 

 Female Toilet. Mimics. Mode of defying their Ene- 

 mies. Dress. Boats. Kaiyaks. Umiaks. Dogs. 

 Religion. Shamanism. Susceptibility of Cultivation. 

 Origin. Language. Western Tribes of the Eskimo 

 Stock. Tchugatchih. Kuskutchewak. A Kashim or 

 Council House. Feasts. Quarrels. Wars. Customs. 

 Mammoth's Tusks. National Names. Namollos or 

 Sedentary Tchutchki. Rein-Deer Tchuktche. Their 

 Herds. Commerce. Shamanism. Of the Mongolian 

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CHAP. XIL 



ON THE KUTCHIN OK LOUCHEUX. 



Designations. Personal Appearance. Tattoo. Employ 

 Pigments. Dress. Ornaments. Beads. Used as a 

 Medium of Exchange. Shells. Winter Dress. Arms. 

 Wives. Treatment of Infants. Compress their Feet. 

 Lively Dispositions. Religious Belief. Shamanism. 

 Anecdotes. Treachery. Contests with the Eskimos. 

 Occupations. Traffic. Beads and Shells. Tents. Va- 

 pour Baths. Deer Pounds. Oratory. Talkativeness. 

 Dances. Manbote or Blood-Money. Ceremonies on 

 meeting other Peopla Population of the Valley of the 

 Yukon. Same People with certain Coast Tribes. Ko- 



