CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Introduction 409 



Authorities quoted 410 



Orthography 413 



Geography of Northeastern America 414 



Distribution of the tribes 419 



General observations 419 



Baffin Land 431 



The Sikosuilarmiut 421 



The Akuliarmiut 431 



The Qauinauangmiut '. 431 



The Nugumiut 433 



The Oqomiut 434 



Tlie Padlimiut and the Akudnirmiut 440 



The Aggoniiut 443 



The Iglulirmiut . . . /• 444 



The Pilingmiut 444 



The Sagdlirmiut 444 



Western shore of Hudson Bay 444 



The Aivillirmiut 445 



The Kinipetii or Agutit 450 



The Sagdlirmiut of Southampton Island 451 



Tlie Sinimiut 451 



Boothia Felix and Back River 453 



Tlie Netchillirmiut 453 



The Ugjulirmiut 458 



The Ilkusiksalirmiut 458 



Smith Sound 459 



The natives of EUesmere Land 459 



The North Greenlanders 460 



Influence of geographical conditions upon the distribution of the settlements . 460 



Trade and intercourse between the tribes 463 



List of the Central Eskimo tribes 470 



Hunting and fishing 471 



Seal, walrus, and whale hunting 471 



Deer, musk ox, and bear hunting 501 



Hunting of small game 510 



Fisliing 513 



Manufactures 516 



Making leather and preparing skins 516 



Sundry implements 533 



Transportation by boats and sledges 537 



The boat 537 



The sledge and dogs 539 



ETH 26 401 



