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The little boy went to the old man's tent door, and lifting aside the flap, said: "I want to come in." He went in and the old man addressed the boy by his own name, saying: "What do you want, U´ sets kwa n[)e] po?" in such a kindly voice that the boy felt assured. The boy said: "I am very hungry and want some food." The old man inquired in an astonished voice: "Hungry? and your meat falling down from the stage?" The old man bade the boy sit down, while he went out to the stage and selected some choice portions and brought them into the tent and gave them to the boy. The old man then asked the boy if he had a sister. The boy said that he had a father, mother, and one sister. After the boy had finished eating, the old man directed the boy to come with him and see the meat stages. They went out and the old man said: "Now, go home and tell your father that all of this food will belong to you if he will give me his daughter." The little boy went home and repeated what the old man had said. The father signified his willingness to give his daughter in marriage to the old man. The boy returned to the old man and stated that his father was willing to give away his daughter. The old man immediately went out, took some meat and fat from the stage, and then cooked three large kettles of food. When this was done he selected a suit of clothing for a man and two suits for women. He placed the nicer one of the latter near his own seat, and the other two suits directly on the opposite side of the fireplace (the place of honor in the tent). He then told the little boy to call all the Indians, adding: "There is your father's coat, your mother's dress, and your sister's dress. Tell your parents to sit where they see the clothing," pointing to the clothes intended for them, and the sister to sit near the old man, pointing to his own place. The boy ran out and apprised the people, together with his own relations. The boy returned to the old man's tent before the guests arrived. The boy's father came first, and the boy said: "Father, there is your coat." The mother then entered, and the boy said: "Mother, there is your dress." The sister then entered, and the boy pointed to the dress, saying: "Sister, there is your dress." All the other Indians then came in and seated themselves. They took two kettles of meat and broke the fat into pieces and feasted until all was consumed. The old man helped his wife, her father, mother, and brother to the contents of the other kettle. When all the food was finished the old man said to the boy, "U´ s[-e]ts kwa n[)e] po, go and set your deer snares." The old man went with him to find a suitable place. They could find only the tracks of deer made several days previously. They, however, set thirty snares and returned home. The next morning they all went to the snares and found a deer in each one. The people began to skin the deer and soon had a lot of meat ready for cooking. They began to feast, and continued until all was done. By this time a season of abundance had arrived.

INDEX.

AMULETS, Eskimo 201 ---- of northern Indians 275 AMUSEMENTS, Eskimo 254 ---- of northern Indians 320 ANIMAL life of the Ungava district 174 ANIMISM among northern Indians 273 ARCHERY, Indian 313 ARROW, Eskimo 246 ----, Nenenot 312 ARTS, Eskimo 259 ----, Nenenot 297 ATHLETICS, Indian 321 AURORAS, Eskimo myths concerning 266 ---- of the Ungava district 173 AWLS, Nenenot 318

BALL used in primitive football 257 BASKETS, Birch-bark among the Nenenot 301 BATHS, Use of ---- 300 BEAR of the Ungava district 174 BEAVER, Chase of the 316 ----, Myths concerning 339 BELIEFS, Eskimo 196 ----, Mortuary 192 BIRCH-BARK canoes, Nenenot 304 ----, Use of, for baskets 301 BIRDS carved in ivory by the Eskimo 260 ---- of the Ungava district 175 BOATS, Eskimo 235 BOOTS, Eskimo 179, 205, 217 BOW cases, Eskimo 247 ----, Eskimo 246 ----, Nenenot 312 BOWLING among the Eskimo 257 BRANT, Myths concerning 327 BURIAL among northern Indians 271

CALENDAR, Eskimo 202 CANNIBALISM among the Eskimo 187 CANOES, Nenenot 304 CARD games among the Eskimo 255 CARVING, Eskimo 260 CEREMONIAL connected with puberty 208 CHASE, Methods of the 277, 316 ----, Usages connected with the 274 CHECKERS among northern Indians 323 CHILDBIRTH among northern Indians 271 CHILDHOOD, Customs relating to 190 CHILDREN, Condition of, among northern Indians 269 ----, Eskimo myths concerning 265 ----, Naming of 190 CLIMATE of the Ungava district 172 CLOTHING of northern Indians 208, 281 COINS, Use of, among the Eskimo 212 COMBS, Nenenot 319 CONJURING among northern Indians 193, 274 COOKING among northern Indians 233, 280 COSTUME, Eskimo 208 ----, Nenenot 289 COURTSHIP among the Eskimo 188 CREATION myths 338 CREE Indians, Northern relatives of 267 CUP-AND-BALL among Northern Indians 255, 323 CURLING among the Eskimo 257 CUSTOMS, Indian domestic 178, 183, 185, 205, 275, 299 ----, Mortuary 191

DEER hunting, Eskimo 249 ----, Myths concerning 201, 328 DEERSKIN, Use of 284, 299 DICE, Primitive game of 178 DIFFERENTIATION of labor among Indians 271 DISEASES of the Eskimo 187 DIVORCE, Eskimo 189 DOG whip, Eskimo 244 ----, Habits of the Eskimo 225, 245 ----, Use of 241, 309 DOLLS, Eskimo 197, 258 DOMINOES, Primitive game of 257 DREAMS, Beliefs concerning 200 ----, Influence of, among northern Indians 272 DRUM, Nenenot 322, 324 DUELING among northern Indians 271 DWELLINGS, Indian 223, 298

EFFIGIES, Use of, among the Eskimo 260 ESKIMO, Customs of 168 ---- myths 193, 195 ---- of the Ungava district 175 ----, Whale fishing by 174 ETHNOLOGY of the Ungava district 167

FESTIVALS, Nenenot 322 Fetichism among northern Indians 201, 272 FISH, Use of, for food 280 FISH-HOOKS, Nenenot 320 FISHING among the Eskimo 204 FLOATS, Fishing, Eskimo 248 FOLK-LORE, Indian 260, 327 FOOD, ---- 232, 279 FOOTBALL among the Eskimo 255 FORT CHIMO, Ethnology of 167 FORT GEORGE, High tides at 170 FOX, Eskimo myths concerning 264 FROG, Myths concerning 334 FURNITURE, Eskimo 228 FURS, Eskimo classification of 218 ---- taken by northern Indians 177, 181

GADFLY infesting the reindeer 295 GAMBLING among the Eskimo 178 GAMES, Primitive 178, 255, 323 GEORGE RIVER, Description of 169 Genesis among northern Indians 261, 336 GESTURE, Use of, among northern Indians 183 GOGGLES, Eskimo 222 GRAVE, Eskimo 192 GREAT SPIRIT among the Eskimo 194 GRUBS in reindeer skins 295 GUILLEMOTS, Mythic origin of 262 GULLS, ---- 263

HARE, Myths concerning the 263, 340 HARNESS, Dog 243 HARPOON used among northern Indians 183, 240 HAWKS, Mythic origin of 263 HEADDRESS, Nenenot 286 HEMATITE, Use of, among northern Indians 298 HOUSEHOLD articles, northern 228, 300 HOUSES of the Ungava district 167 HUDSON BAY COMPANY, Work of, in the Ungava district 167 HUDSON BAY TERRITORY, Indians of 167, 267 HUNTING among northern Indians 203, 240, 249, 276, 279, 316 ---- implements 238, 246

ICE pick, Primitive 319 ---- scoop, ---- 318 IMPLEMENTS of northern Indians 252, 317 INNUIT, Legendary origin of 261 ---- of the Ungava district 175 INTESTINES, Use of, for clothing 220 INTOXICANTS, Absence of, among the Nenenot 304 ISLANDS, Mythic origin of 264 IVORY carving among the Eskimo 260

JAY, Beliefs concerning the 273

KNIVES of northern Indians 206, 252, 317 KOKSOAGMYUT, Description of 184 KOKSOAK RIVER, Description of 170 ----, Ethnology of 167

LABOR, Division of 271 LABRADOR, Ethnology of 167 ----, Myths from 264 LADLES, Nenenot 302 LAMPS, Eskimo 229 LANGUAGE, Modification of the Eskimo 176 LARCH RIVER, Description of 171 LAW, Common, among the Eskimo 186 LEAF RIVER, Description of 171 LEGENDS of northern Indians 260, 327 LEGGINGS, Nenenot 283, 291 LICE, Eskimo myths concerning 263 LITTLE WHALE RIVER Indians, Description of 182 LODGE, Ceremonies and beliefs respecting 274 LONGEVITY among northern Indians 190, 270 LOON, Eskimo myths concerning 262 LYNX, Use of, for food 279

MAGIC, Primitive 197 MAMMALS of the Ungava district 174 MARRIAGE among northern Indians 188, 199, 270 MARROW, Extraction of 278 MARTEN, Myths concerning 338 MCLEAN, JOHN, cited on Hudson Bay territory 168 MEDICINE lodge of northern Indians 274 ----, Primitive 269, 274, 325 ----, Thaumaturgic 194 MEMENTOES among northern Indians 274 MIGRATION, Eskimo 203 MITTENS of northern Indians 219, 284, 285 MOCCASINS, Nenenot 284 MONTAGNAIS of the Ungava district 181 MOON, Beliefs concerning 265 MORTUARY CUSTOMS and beliefs 178, 191, 271 MOSQUITOES, Mythic origin of 264 MOUSE, Beliefs concerning 273 MURDOCH, JOHN, editor of paper on Ethnology of the Ungava district 167 ----, Reference to work of 238 MUSIC among northern Indians 322 MUSKRAT, Myths concerning 338 MYTHOLOGY, Primitive 261, 327 MYTHS of the Eskimo 195

NAMES, Eskimo 200 ----, Topographic, among the Eskimo 202 NASKOPIE Indians, Description of 183, 267 NAVIGATION, Eskimo 236 NEEDLE, Nenenot 310 NENENOT Indians, Description of 183, 267 NUMERALS, Use of, among the Eskimo 256

OIL, Consumption of, among the Eskimo 233 ORNAMENTATION of clothing, Nenenot 283 OTTER, Myths concerning 330 OWLS, Beliefs concerning 273

PADDLES, Nenenot 306 PAINT Sticks, Nenenot 297 ---- used among northern Indians 296 PATERNITY, Indefinite, among Indians 271 PECK, E. J., Influence of, on Indians 182 PESTLES used among northern Indians 280, 302 PIPE, Nenenot 302 POLYGAMY among northern Indians, 270 POPULATION, Eskimo 176 PORTAGE, Method of making, among northern Indians 306 PTARMIGAN, Hunting of 204 PUBERTY, Ceremonial connected with 208

QUIVERS, Eskimo 247

RABBIT, Myths concerning 334 RAVEN, Mythic origin of 262 REINDEER hunting 276, 313 ----, Myths concerning 200 ----, Uses of 276 RELIGION, Primitive 193 ----, ----, Persistence of 179

SACRIFICE, Primitive 196 SCAFFOLD burial among northern Indians 272 SCRAPERS, Nenenot 292 SEALSKIN, Use of, among northern Indians 221, 232, 292 SEA PIGEONS, Mythic origin of 262 SEASONS, Recognition of, by Indians 203 SENSE development among the Eskimo 202 SEWING, Primitive 207, 282 SHAMANISM among northern Indians 194, 273 ----, Persistence of 179 SHOES, Eskimo 217 SINEW, Extraction of 251 ----, Use of, for sewing 221 SKIN clothing, Use of 209 ---- dressing among northern Indians 205, 275, 278, 292 ---- tents, Eskimo 226 SKINNING, Peculiar method of 207 SKY, Myth concerning 266 SLEDS among northern Indians 240, 306 SMOKING among northern Indians 234, 291, 302 SMOKING deerskins 296 SNARING among northern Indians 279, 315 SNOW goggles, Eskimo 222 ---- houses, Description of 223 ---- shoe, Nenenot 308 ---- ----, Use of, among northern Indians 311 ---- shovel, Primitive 318 SNUFF, Use of, among northern Indians 234, 291, 302 SOAPSTONE, Use of, for utensils 228 SOD houses, Eskimo 228 SPEARS, Primitive 238, 314 SPIRIT, Beliefs in 194, 272, 333, 342 SPOONS, Nenenot 302, 306 SPRUCE BEER, Effect of, on the Nenenot 304 SQUIRREL, Myths concerning 328 STARS, Beliefs concerning 266 STATURE of the Eskimo 177, 184 STONE houses, Eskimo 228 STORIES of northern Indians 260, 327 STRENGTH, Physical, of the Eskimo 268 SUICIDE among the Eskimo 186 SUN, Beliefs concerning 266 SUPERSTITION among northern Indians 179, 272 SWALLOW, Myths concerning 263 SWEAT houses, Nenenot 300 SWIMMING board, Nenenot 320

TALISMAN, Eskimo 197 TANNING, Primitive 294 TARGETS, Nenenot 326 TATTOOING, Eskimo 207 TEAMS, Dog 241 TENTS of northern Indians 226, 273, 298 THROWINGSTICKS, Eskimo 239 TIDES in the Ungava district 170 TOBACCO, Use of, among northern Indians 234, 291, 302 TOBOGGANS, Nenenot 307 TOPOGRAPHY of the Ungava district 168 TOYS, Nenenot 326 TRADING among northern Indians 275 TRANSPORTATION among northern Indians 304 TRAPPING among northern Indians 204, 280 TROPHIES among northern Indians 274 TURNER, LUCIEN M., Memoir by, on ethnology of the Ungava district 167

UNGAVA BAY, Description of 171 ----, Ethnology of 167 UNGAVA DISTRICT 267 UTENSILS, Cooking, among northern Indians 228, 300

VEGETATION of the Ungava district 169, 173 VENISON, Preservation of 277 VIABILITY among northern Indians 269 VIOLIN, Eskimo 259

WEAPONS of northern Indians 246, 312 WHALE fishing, Indian 174, 203, 247, 314 WHIP, Eskimo dog 244 WHITE people, Legends concerning 261 WIND, Beliefs concerning 267 WOLF, Myths concerning 263, 330 WOLVERINE, ---- 327, 333, 345 ----, Trapping of 281 WOMEN, Condition of Indian 269, 320 ----, Myths concerning 264 WRESTLING, Indian 321

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