VI REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF ETHNOLOGY. 



Page. 

 Tlieurgistic rites — Continued. 



Rain c-eremouial of the Giant society ill 



Foni-iiiftiit ceremonial of the Giant society for the healing of a sick l)oy . . 97 



Kain ctrcnioiiial of the Knife society 101 



Society of the Querrjinna 112 



Rain ceremonial of the Quer'riinua society 113 



Other societies 116 



Society of the Cougar i IIX 



Society of Warriors 121 



Songs 12:5 



A rain soug of the Shu'wi Chai'iin (Snake society) 123 



A song of the Shu'wi Chai'iin (Snake society) for healing the sick 12."> 



A rain song of the Sko'yo Chai'iin (Giant society) 120 



A song of the Sko'yo Chai'iin (Giant society) for healing the sick 127 



A rain song of the His'tiiin Chai'iin (Knife society) 128 



Portion of a rain soug of the His'tiiin Chai'iin (Knife society) 129 



A rain song of the Quer'riinna Chai'iin 130 



Prayer for sick infant 130 



Childbirth 132 



Mortuary customs and beliefs 143 



Myths 146 



The Coyote encounters disappointment 147 



The Coyote and the Cougar I.j4 



The Coyote and the Rattlesnake 156 



The Skatona 157 



ETHNOLOGY OF THE UNGAVA DISTIilCT. UY LUCIEN M. TrKXER 



Introduction 167 



Fort Chimo and the surrounding region 167 



Climate 172 



Auroras 173 



Vc^getation 173 



Animal life 174 



Mammals 174 



Birds 175 



The native iuhaliitants of the country — general sketch 175 



The Esk imo 175 



The Indians 181 



Special account of the people around Fort Chimo 184 



The Koksoagmyut 184 



Physical cliaracteristics 184 



Diseases 187 



Marriage 18S 



Children 19(1 



Burial customs 191 



Religion 193 



Outdoor life 202 



Tattooing 207 



C 'lothing 208 



Dwellings 223 



Household articles 228 



Food and Its preparation 232 



Tobacco and snuff 234 



