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  Now, Ippegoo, we dare not venture again to try till after the feast, for the suspicion which you have roused in Angut by the foolish wagging of your tongue must be allowed to die out.


id: 21819
type: WORK_OF_ART
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  Published Under the Direction of the Committee of General Literature and Education, Appointed by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge London Printed for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Sold at the Depositories Great Queen Street


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id: 28932
title: Eskimo Folk-Tales
author: nan
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  Northward, and came to a place." Thus with the little story of the Man When only a little time had gone, the strong man came rowing out to When the strong one came home, he said to his wife: the two old men began eating, and went on eagerly, dipping the meat When the winter was coming near, the old man said one day to her house, the wife of the man who had killed the bear came to the One day when the bear came home as usual from hunting, the old soon as he had come in, the great wizard said to Isigâligârssik''s wife: And when the time of great hunting set in, and the kayak men lived "First come in with me to land," said the Fire Man. And they went came to their place, and went into the house, and there sat the old


id: 17606
author: Mason, Otis Tufton
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  throwing-stick in his hand he lays his harpoon shaft upon it so that the The Greenland spears have the pegs for the throwing-stick sometimes at The Cumberland Gulf type is the clumsiest throwing-stick in the Museum, thumb by a deep, sloping groove; for the index-finger by a perforation, harpoon or spear-shaft commences opposite the index-finger cavity as a the hook for the spear-shaft is formed by an ivory peg. finger-tip cavity on the upper surface of the handle forms the figure of The Yukon River Eskimo use a throwing-stick quite similar to the Norton The groove for the harpoon or spear-shaft is at the lower extremity and thumb-groove, the eccentric index-finger hole of the Northern and throwing-stick, with index-finger hole placed at one side of the finger-tips, index finger cavity, shaft-groove, and hook for the Greenland type of throwing-stick. are the three cavities for finger tips in the handle, the shaft groove

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  Throwing-sticks in the National Museum Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-''84, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1890, pages 279-289


id: 18391
title: The Moravians in Labrador
author: Anonymous
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  love feast.--Missionaries leave London--erect a mission-house Nain.--Missionary accompanies the Esquimaux to a good effect of the brethren''s labours--visits Nain and brethren visited Labrador--the Esquimaux had been long acquainted with Jesus, you must live near the meeting house, love your teachers, and Esquimaux baptized--proceedings at Nain.--Missionary accompanies Next day, the missionaries, accompanied by eleven Esquimaux, attempted then you, with a great number of believing Esquimaux, may appear expressing great joy at the prospect of the brethren coming to reside summer of 1782, the Esquimaux, for the first time since missionaries heart to Jesus, my Lord and God, and weep for desire after him. Esquimaux, both living in our land and elsewhere, as the Saviour of biscuit, for all the Esquimaux living on the missionaries'' land, and Hopedale, the brethren and the Esquimaux not having received any is as follows: "The work of God in the hearts of our dear Esquimaux,


id: 18643
title: The First Landing on Wrangel Island With Some Remarks on the Northern Inhabitants
author: Rosse, Irving C. (Irving Collins)
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  waste of ice and sea and granite; on one hand Wrangel Island appeared in From an anthropological point of view the Eskimo coming under points that difference the North American from the Eskimo are distinctly Asia, a few Eskimo were seen having distinctive Hebrew noses and a way; several Eskimo who were employed on board the _Corwin_ as men, and I have observed on numerous occasions among the Eskimo I have the Eskimo tongue but in regard to philology in general, the matter has number of Eskimo from the Wankarem river, Siberia, had come to trade. The change of the Eskimo language brought about by its coming in contact the language of the Iwillik Eskimo to have taken place since the advent kelp, which I have seen Eskimo eating at Tapkan, Siberia, seem to be the At one place, Cape Thompson, Eskimo were seen catching birds from a high


id: 23492
title: Fast in the Ice: Adventures in the Polar Regions
author: Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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  or force its way through the ice to a certain latitude north, open water "I don''t like the look of the sky to-day, Tom," said the captain, Ice was to be seen all round as far as the eye could reach. them, and little water can be seen, it is called "pack" ice. noticed it, too, but he wouldn''t call the captain ''cause the ice came so water-line, as high as the ordinary floe-ice would be likely to reach. board the ice had separated, and long canals of water were seen opening press close to ice-bergs of great size, and more than once a lump as "You don''t seem to like our position, captain," said young Gregory, who crouch down behind a lump of ice and hope that the bear would go away, I have already said that ice-bergs are sometimes miles in extent--like


id: 21696
title: Red Rooney: The Last of the Crew
author: Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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  "Angut is a great angekok," answered Okiok, in a low voice. Okiok, expecting Rooney to reply, looked at him, but a spirit of silence "Is Ujarak sure that the Kablunet said this?" asked Angut. "Yes, a good time is coming," said the mother of Ippegoo, with a "And he speaks our language _well_," said Okiok, with a look of great "But, Angut," said Rooney, growing somewhat weary at last, "you''ve asked "I have heard it said," began the sailor, "that Angut is a wise man--an "Torngaks must be very hard-hearted," said Okiok, with a look and tone "Ippegoo," he said in a low voice, "the time has come--" "_You_ know, my dear little seal?" said Okiok in surprise. this business of making an angekok of poor Ippegoo," said Rooney. time, Angut shook his head, and said that Ujarak must be closely "But the Great Spirit is good," said Angut, rather as if he were


id: 21733
title: The Giant of the North: Pokings Round the Pole
author: Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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  "I go to the ice-cliff to look upon the sea," said Chingatok one "Tell them," said Captain Vane to Anders, the Eskimo interpreter, "that "Hush, lad," said the Captain with a little smile, "of course I shall "Good-bye to the North Pole!" said Benjy, with a look of despondency so "But you know," said Leo, "Chingatok told us that the old ice drifts A few hours later, and the Captain, Leo, Alf, Benjy, Chingatok, and the "There!" said the Captain, turning to Leo with a look of triumph, "he The Captain headed one party, Chingatok another, and Leo with Benjy a "Ask him what he thinks of it," said Leo to Anders, a little surprised "Now, Benjy, hand me the rifle and cartridges," said Leo, after the boat "Come, Alf," said the Captain, that same morning, after Leo and "No doubt," said Captain Vane, who, with Benjy, Alf, and Butterface, was


id: 21709
title: The Walrus Hunters: A Romance of the Realms of Ice
author: Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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  "I know nothing about Gartok," replied the young man, a stern look "Come, Oolalik," said Mangivik, "you are a stout and a wise young man, "You said, mother, that Cheenbuk gave them a good deal of trouble?" "All our men like it," said Adolay; "they smoke every day--sometimes all "I am not an old man," said Cheenbuk at length in a solemn tone, "but I "He is not dead," said Cheenbuk, putting his hand over the Indian''s "I am," returned the Indian, "and I know not to what tribe the young man "Come, man-of-the-woods," said Cheenbuk, "and see my father''s igloe. gun can do," said Cheenbuk, pointing to his sledge, which Anteek had got Nothing more was said, but Cheenbuk looked at Anteek and gave the brief "Make the fire-spouter speak," he said, looking at his Indian friend. "Surely no one has taken it away," said Cheenbuk, looking round with an


id: 21707
title: Ungava
author: Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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  "All ready, I see, Massan," said Stanley, as he came up, "and the ice "Ah, here he comes!--good dog!" cried Frank, as the animal came bounding "Well, Frank, what success?" said Stanley, as they came up. Frank and Stanley, crossed the ice to the shore, to select a place for "You''d better hail the little canoe," said Stanley, as he landed. "Be it so, Frank," said Stanley, taking his friend''s arm, and sauntering "What think ye of that, boy?" said Stanley to Frank Morton, as they "Capital place to camp, Frank," said Stanley, who had just finished "I like the look of these men very much," said Stanley, as he walked up turned round and rushed out of the house, followed by Stanley and Frank, "Very well, Frank," said Edith; "but don''t be long. "Frank," said Edith, "we must build an igloo at the fort when we


id: 21819
title: Kalli, the Esquimaux Christian: A Memoir
author: Murray, T. B. (Thomas Boyles)
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  KALLI, THE ESQUIMAUX CHRISTIAN. KALLI, THE ESQUIMAUX CHRISTIAN. Erasmus Augustine York, whose native name was Kallihirua, was brought to England on board Her Majesty''s ship "Assistance," Captain Erasmus familiarly called, KALLI, directed Captain Ommanney and the officers Captain Ommanney, soon after his arrival in England, brought young Kalli, whilst in London, on a visit to the author, was taken to the Kallihirua remained a student of the College, attending to the A member of the Expedition afterwards visited St. Augustine''s College most kind friends to Kalli, watching over him with the most thoughtful (who brought Kallihirua to England), and Mrs. Ommanney, Captain the far North.'' The Christian names added to his original Esquimaux Christian brother, ERASMUS AUGUSTINE KALLIHIRUA, and that Newfoundland, who had been a fellow-student of Kalli''s, at St. Augustine''s, wrote thus, June 25, 1856, respecting him. Austin, R.N., the Rev. the Warden of St. Augustine''s College, and Mrs. Bailey.


id: 26544
title: The Dance Festivals of the Alaskan Eskimo
author: Hawkes, Ernest William
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  This account of the Dance Festivals of the Alaskan Eskimo was written THE DANCE FESTIVALS OF THE ALASKAN ESKIMO presentation of the festival dance-songs. With few exceptions, all dances take place in the village kásgi or The Dance Festivals of the Alaskan Eskimo are held during that cold, The Asking Festival, which begins the round of feasting and dancing, Bladder Feast, if a large number of Eskimos have died in the interim. essence of the offerings) until the great Feast to the Dead takes The dance contests in the Inviting-In Feast resemble the nith songs On the first day of the Great Feast the villagers welcome the guests. The feast givers or n[''ä]skut assemble in the kásgi the second day, During the dancing the children of the village gather in the kásgi, sufficient to show their place in the Eskimo festival dances. Arrangement of Kásgi during the Great Feast to the Dead.


id: 3774
title: The Eskimo Twins
author: Perkins, Lucy Fitch
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  Nip and Tup. Menie and Monnie are twins, and they live far away in the North, near "Let''s get Koko, and go to the Big Rock and slide downhill," said Menie. Menie and Monnie soon reached Koko''s igloo. Menie and Monnie and Koko and the little dogs all So she sent Monnie into the igloo of the Angakok, and Menie and Koko When Kesshoo came near, the bear gave a great roar, and started for While Koolee and Koko and Menie were getting the sledge and dog-team At last the meat was cut in pieces and Kesshoo and Koko''s father held Kesshoo and Koolee and the twins and Nip and Tup were all in the igloo. By and by Koko said to Menie, "Let''s go out on the ice and hunt for When Kesshoo and Koko''s father came up with the big seal, Koolee and


id: 33703
title: Olof Krarer, the Esquimaux Lady: A Story of Her Native Home
author: Krarer, Olof
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  The way they lined the house was to take a skin of some animal, and hold high enough for a child six years old, in this country; and it was only It was a great thing when the men would come home from a hunt, for then playing with my little brother inside the snow-house and I got mad at The great event in our family life, however, was the dog-sleigh ride. all the year round, and the people in this country can hardly have an the ice and making a sound like the cry of a young seal. A young man, who sees a girl he thinks he would like to have for a wife, makes a great many excuses to come to her father''s snow-house. years old, a thicker suit is made of polar bear skin; and then little The Icelanders used sheep''s milk a great deal, and I liked it.


id: 49991
title: The First Book of Eskimos
author: Brewster, Benjamin
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  [Illustration: ~This shows all the places where Eskimos have lived.~] Long ago Eskimos invented wonderful ways of getting food and of staying The Eskimo people found different ways of living in different parts of When white men moved into the Arctic country, Eskimos borrowed many A long time ago, an Eskimo boy named Papik lived in a tiny village on Papik was warm and comfortable in his snow house, and outdoors he kept When white men came to the Arctic, they found Eskimo clothes [Illustration: ~Eskimos had different kinds of sleds. [Illustration: Papik hunted these big animals with bow and arrows.] [Illustration: This is how Eskimos hunted little birds with darts. Eskimos invented ways of killing whales, the largest animals in the [Illustration: Eskimos often hung skin linings inside snow houses. Eskimos had already met white traders and men who hunted whales in [Illustration: Some Eskimos taught reindeer to pull sleds.]


id: 45192
title: Among the Esquimaux; or, Adventures under the Arctic Circle
author: Ellis, Edward Sylvester
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  "I see nothing," said Rob, "that looks like an iceberg." Fred was listening breathlessly for the reply, which, like Rob, he "Hello!" called out Rob, "there''s a good place to land, Jack; let''s go "Yes, they are coming to us," added Rob, forgetting his lost friend in Rob turned about and looked at Jack, who was several rods to the rear, "Get out of the way, then!" called Rob, in turn; "you''re right in Jack and Rob turned toward the point whence the voice came and saw "These are my friends, Rob Carrol and Fred Warburton," said Jack, way, followed by Jack Cosgrove, Rob, and Fred, each trailing his could; Jack Cosgrove came next, then Rob Carrol, while Fred Warburton Jack and the boys turned their heads to take a last look at Docak, who The laughing Rob and Fred were right behind Jack, and they shook the


id: 46484
title: Our Little Eskimo Cousin
author: Wade, Mary Hazelton Blanchard
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  people did their work; and that must be called day in Etu''s far marked the entrances to the winter houses built by Etu''s father and Baby Etu''s skin was much whiter than his mother''s,--very nearly as MONTH after month passed by with baby Etu. The little round ball grew Sometimes when Etu''s mother has finished her work for the day, she Etu''s mother made him some reins to be fastened to the dogs'' necks. How did Etu''s mother manage to make the boat water-tight? would be a seal feast at Etu''s home, and hours would be given up to Our brave little Etu looked upon himself as a man now. dog, if left alone, might succeed in scaring away the old seal; and Etu THE long winter was over at last, and Etu''s people got ready to leave It was after one of these long days on the plains that Etu came home


