CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



Preface ix 



Historical sketch of the Labrador Eskimo 1 



The Skraelings 1 



Early relations with the French and English 2 



Cartwright and the southern Eskimo 6 



The work of the Moravian missions 10 



Labrador: physical characteristics and distribution of population 14 



Character of the country 14 



Ancient distribution of Eskimo 16 



Statistics of Eskimo population 19 



Tribal divisions and place-names 22 



Racial boundaries 24 



Hunting territories 25 



Climate 25 



Ice 26 



Snow 27 



The Eskimo year 28 



Names of stars 29 



Food 29 



Varieties of Labrador seal and other sea mammals 30 



Land mammals '. 32 



Minor foods 33 



Berries 34 



Medicinal plants 36 



Clothing 38 



Dickys 38 



Ornamentation 39 



Trousers. 40 



Socks 41 



Boots 41 



Shoes 41 



Dressing and making up of skins 42 



Dressing deerskin 42 



Smoking deerskin 42 



Dressing and making of sealskin clothing 43 



Boots 43 



Vamps 46 



Shoes 47 



Waterproof stitching 48 



Mittens 48 



Waterproof mittens : 50 



Cap 52 



