Contents

Translator’s Foreword

Introduction

1  General Morphology

2  Seasonal Morphology

Summer habitat

Winter habitat

The seasonal distribution of dwellings

3  The Causes of Eskimo Seasonal Variations

4  The Effects of Eskimo Seasonal Variations

Effects on religious life

Effects on jural life

Effects on the regulation of property

The interaction of the two jural systems

5  Conclusion

Appendix 1  The Kuskokwim District

Appendix 2  Age and Status of the Inhabitants of the Kuskokwim District

Notes

Bibliography

Index