Transcriber’s Notes
In a few places, missing periods at the end of sentences have been added.
Some illustrations have been relocated to a more appropriate place in the text.
About This Book
A descriptive survey of the indigenous peoples of British North America that combines physical anthropology, geography, and ethnography. It outlines regional environments and how they shape subsistence and material culture, contrasts Arctic Eskimo lifeways with more temperate coastal and interior Indian tribes, and profiles food-gathering, hunting techniques, housing, crafts such as basketry and carving, and social organization. Chapters examine daily occupations, family and communal rituals, oral narratives among Arctic groups, and adaptations to climate and resources, offering observational comparisons across tribes while emphasizing diversity of customs and technology.