444 THE CENTRAL ESKIMO. 



the fatlirr ( if smut' frii-mls iil'a resident (ifCiiniborlniid Sraiiifli-eturned 

 aboiit fifte..|i years a-n IVn,,, a lun- stay mi Tu.l.jan and Xedlung. 



The l<jliiliniiinf.—'V\w last i;r(jup <>f natives helon.nin.t;- to Baffin 

 Land are those of Iglulik. Our knowledge of this tribe is due to 

 Parry and Hall. As soon as the sea begins to freeze up, the natives 

 gather on Iglulik, where they hunt the walrus throughout the win- 

 ter. According to the position of the floe edge, Iglulik, Pingitkalik, 

 or Uglit Islands are the favorite settlements. Later in the winter, 

 when new ice is freqiiently attached to the iioe, part of the families 

 move to the ice northeast of Igluling, where seals are caught with 

 the harpoon. Another winter settlement seems to be near Amitoq. 

 In April young seals are hunted in the bays and fjords, particularly 

 in Hooper Inlet. According to Hall the western coast of Melville 

 Peninsula is sometimes visited during the winter for walrusing and 

 bear hunting (II, p. 34:3). An overland route leads to this district, 

 crossing the long Grinnell Lake and Brevoort River, thus named by 

 Hall (II, p. 342). As soon as the warm season approaches the na- 

 tives go deer hunting on Melville Peninsula or more frequently on 

 Baffin Land. From the reports of Parry and Hall and from my own 

 inqiiiries. there can ])e no doubt that they visit the eastern shore of 

 Fox Basin. 



The Pilingmiid. — Two tribes wei-e settled on the eastern coast of 

 Fox Basin, the Pilingmiut and the Sagdlirmiut, who had but slight 

 intercoiirse with the Iglulirmiut. I heard both mentioned at times 

 when traveling along Davis Strait. According to my information 

 I should say that Piling is about 74° west and 69° north. From 

 Parry's reports it appears that the intercourse between these tribes 

 and Iglulik was not very active; for, although he had staid two 

 years at Aivillik and Iglulik, the Pilingmiut when visiting the latter 

 tribe did not know anything about this fact, which was one of the 

 greatest importance to all the natives (II, p. 430). Sometimes the 

 Talirpingmiut of Cumberland Sound meet the Pilingmiut, for both 

 tribes go deer hunting northwest of Nettilliug. I heard of one such 

 meeting between hunting parties in that district. 



The Sagdlirmiut— The information as to the Sagdlirmiut is yet 

 more scanty than that relating to the inhabitants of Piling. Parry 

 learned that Sagdlirn is about east-northeast of Iglulik (II, p. 549). 

 The description which I received on Davis Strait confirms this opin- 

 ion, for the direction was denoted as qaningnang, i. e., east-north- 

 east ; besides, Sagdlirn was described as a long and narrow island. 



WESTERN SHORE OF HUDSON BAY. 



A remarkable difference exists between the customs of the Avestern 

 tribes who live on the continent of America and those of the tribes 

 that inhabit Baffin Land and Melville Peninsula. This is chiefly 



