This comprehensive study of the Naskapi Indians of Labrador is based on an anthropologist's life with them between 1966 and 1968, when families still followed the traditional pattern of hunting on the barrens during the winter and returning to their costal settlements in the summer. Now the Naskapi live in coastal settlements; no longer in possession of their own culture, they have become sedentaries under white tutelage. This description of two antithetical worlds provides valuable insights for anyone interested in ...
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This comprehensive study of the Naskapi Indians of Labrador is based on an anthropologist's life with them between 1966 and 1968, when families still followed the traditional pattern of hunting on the barrens during the winter and returning to their costal settlements in the summer. Now the Naskapi live in coastal settlements; no longer in possession of their own culture, they have become sedentaries under white tutelage. This description of two antithetical worlds provides valuable insights for anyone interested in contemporary native rights issues.
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Institute of Social and Economic Research, Memorial University of...
Published:
1988
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17620968142
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pp. 133. 8vo. Light shelfwear, very light soiling to cover, darkening to spine, ink inscription to inside front cover; very good. Newfoundland Social and Economic Studies No. 12.
Publisher:
Institute of Social and Economic Research, Memorial University of...
Published:
1977
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
15034355392
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Very Good/ None. Book. 6 x 9 1/4. Henriksen, Georg, HUNTERS IN THE BARRENS The Naskapi on the Edge of the White Man`s World. St. John`s, Newfoundland: Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1977, third printing, Hard Cover, blue boards with gilt letters, 6 1/4 x 9 1/4, Very Good/ None, 130 pages. Cover has some spotting and fading, name on front flyleaf. Shelf number 2739.
