78c Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



Soapstone, for pots and lamps, 39. 



Songs, 223-224; transmission of, 132. 



Sorcery, see Magic. , 



Sorrel, 97. 



Soul, illness caused by loss of, 172, 174, 204; fate after death of, 177. 



Spirits, causing sickness, 68, 171-172, 178; causing lightning, 180; controlling weather, 108; 

 avenging violated taboos, 185; nature of, 186; controllmg seals, 188-189; controlled by 

 shamans, 191-192, 197; flight of shamans', 198; of cat's cradles, 203; as familiars of dogs, 

 212. 



Squirrels, 15, 105; value of fur of, 102; snares for, 124, 152. 



Stars, conception of, 179. 



Stature of Eskimos, 49b et seg., 65b. 



Steensby, measurements of, 47b et passim. 



Stefansson, Mr. V., journeys of, 31; value of works of, 9; classification of groups by, 33-41; 

 estimate of population by, 42; on trade routes, 45, 53, 246-247; on earher inhabitants, 4A; 

 on manufacture of pots and lamps, 53 ; on manner of greeting strangers, 55 ; bringing together 

 of Indians and Eskimos by, 47; discovery of stone house by, 57; on double houses, 74; 

 on eating fat, 102, 103; on beUefs concerning seals, 114; on vegetable foods, 97; on archery, 

 145; on Eskimo hardships, 108; on seclusion at childbirth, 164; discovery of stone cairns 

 by, 174-175; on taboos, 183-185; on Eskimo religion, 191; on honesty of Eskimos, 236; 

 on Eskimo hair, 41b; on European admixture among Copper Eskimos, 46Bf; on facial 

 measurements of Copper Eskimos, 46b, 6lBf ; skull collected by, 4c. 



Stephano-zygomatic index, 45c. 



Stone, manufacture of lamps of, 63-54; trading in lamps of, 44, 50; houses of, 17, 57, 58; taboo 

 on dislodging, 184; offering to, 190; magical, 211. 



Stone, measurements of, 47b, et passim. 



Strangers, methods of greeting, 49, 50, 51-52, 55; rights of, 91; dances in honour of, 30, 49, 

 86-87, 92, 131-132. 



Street, T. G., murder of, 31. 



Suicide, rareness of, 233. 



Sun, behefs concerning, 179. 



Surgery, knowledge of, 171. 



Swimming, ignorance of, 136. 



Tables, 61. 



Taboos, on cooking, 98, 182-183; on sewmg, 110, 115, 183-184, 188-189, 196; at childbirth, 



166; on use of seal-oil, 98; on driftwood, 98; miscellaneous, 184-185; imposed by shamans, 



173, 192. 205, 207; penalties for breaking, 171, 182, 185. 

 Teeth, 45b. ' 

 Teeth, degree of wear, 59c, size of, 64c, reversion, 64c, roots, 64c, variation, 64c and 65c, 



inversion of molars, 65c, eruption of, 65c, tartar on, 6.5c. 

 Teeth measurement tables, 60c to 63c. 

 Tents, in spring, 76, 78; in summer, 59, 80-81; combinations of snow-huts and, 78; method of 



-erecting, 78-79; material of, 79; fuel used in, 79; types of spring, 78-81; method of packing, 



119; of western Eskimos, 80. 

 Tent-rings, 26, 29, 45, 46, 57, 58, 81, 82. 

 Theft, 93, 177; punishment of, 94. 

 Tibia, 56c. 



Tibio-femoral index, 57c. 

 Tocher, measurements of, 47n. 



Todd, T. W., on fusion of molar roots, 64c; dental measurements, 66c. 

 Tom-cod, 15, 17, 22; method of catchiog, 103, 157. 

 Topography of country, chap. 1. 

 Tornrin, 58, 180. 

 Trade, chap, iv; with western Eskimos, 44; with Indians, 19, 47; with Hudson bay, 48; with 



Netsilingmiut, 50; with white men at Great Bear lake, 19; within each group, 53; routes 



of, see Routes. 

 Trapping, 58, 105, 128, 151, 240-241. 

 Travelling, by sled, 116-119. See Migrations. 



Tree river, timber on, 14, 21; route between Coppermine and, 19, 21 ; settlements at, 38; manu- 

 facture of lamps and pots at, 53, 54; establishment of poUce post at, 242. 

 Trees, northern hmits of, 14, 20. 

 Tribes, see Groups. 



Trout, abundance of, 15 et passim; method of catching, 152, 166. 

 Turner, on cephalic indices, 51c. 

 Typos of Copper Eskimos, 45b. 



