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| THE ESKIMO. | ||
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| INTRODUCTORY REMARKS | 1 | |
| I. | Subsistence and Mode of Life | 6 |
| II. | Language | 12 |
| III. | Social Order, Customs, and Laws | 22 |
| IV. | Religion | 35 |
| V. | Traditional Tales, Science, and Art | 64 |
| VI. | Probable Origin and History | 70 |
| VII. | Influence of Contact with Europeans | 76 |
| TALES AND TRADITIONS. | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 83 | |
| 1. | Kagsagsuk | 93 |
| 2. | The Blind Man who recovered his Sight | 99 |
| 3. | Igimarasugsuk | 106 |
| 4. | Kumagdlat and Asalok | 109 |
| 5. | Akigsiak | 116 |
| 6. | The Friends | 119 |
| 7. | Katerparsuk | 124 |
| 8. | A Tale about Two Girls | 126 |
| 9. | The Brothers visit their Sister | 128 |
| 10. | Kunuk the Orphan Boy | 132 |
| 11. | The Faithless Wife | 143 |
| 12. | The Man who mated himself with a Sea-fowl | 145 |
| 13. | The Barren Wife | 148 |
| 14. | The Two Brothers | 154 |
| 15. | Giviok | 157 |
| 16. | Tiggak | 162 |
| 17. | Malaise—The Man who travelled to Akilinek | 169 |
| 18. | Navaranak or Javraganak | 174 |
| 19. | Avarunguak or Agdlerut | 177 |
| 20. | The Girl who married an Atliarusek | 183 |
| 21. | The Lost Daughter | 186 |
| 22. | Angutisugsuk | 189 |
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| 23. | Sitliarnat | 193 |
| 24. | The Reindeer-hunt of Merkisalik | 197 |
| 25. | Namak | 202 |
| 26. | The Lonely Brothers | 208 |
| 27. | Sikutluk | 214 |
| 28. | The Girl who fled to the Inlanders | 217 |
| 29. | The Orphans | 221 |
| 30. | The Girl who went away in search of her Brother | 224 |
| 31. | The Dog | 227 |
| 32. | The Widow's Vengeance | 228 |
| 33. | A Lamentable Story | 232 |
| 34. | Uvikiak | 233 |
| 35. | The Sun and the Moon | 236 |
| 36. | Nivnitak | 238 |
| 37. | The Brother who went to Akilinek in search of his Sister | 248 |
| 38. | Ussungussak or Savnimersok | 255 |
| 39. | The Child-monster | 258 |
| 40. | The Kivigtok | 260 |
| 41. | The Woman who got connected with the Inguersuit or Under-world People | 262 |
| 42. | About the Children of Two Cousins | 264 |
| 43. | The Girl who was stolen by an Inlander | 265 |
| 44. | The Child that was stolen by the Inlanders | 268 |
| 45. | The Angakok's Flight to Akilinek | 270 |
| 46. | The Kayakers in Captivity with the Malignant Ingnersuit | 278 |
| 47. | The Orphan Boy Iliarsorkik | 251 |
| 48. | The Brothers Who were lost on their Journey up the Fiord | 286 |
| 49. | The Solitary Kayaker | 288 |
| 50. | Kasiagsak, the Great Liar | 291 |
| 51. | The Revived who came to the Under-world People | 298 |
| 52. | The Old Bachelor | 300 |
| 53. | Salik the Kivigtok | 302 |
| 54. | Stories about the Ancient Kavdlunait— | |
| (1.) Ungortok, the Chief of Kakortok | 308 | |
| (2.) The First Meeting of the Kaladlit with the Ancient Kavdlunait in Greenland | 317 | |
| (3.) The Ancient Kavdlunait's Ruin near Arsut | 319 | |
| (4.) Encounter of Kaladlit with the Ancient Kavdlunait on the Ice | 320 | |
| 55. | Pisagsak and the Kivigtok | 321 |
| 56. | The Angakok Tugtutsiak | 324 |
| 57. | The Witchcraft of Kulange | 328 |
| 58. | The Old Men's revenge | 330 |
| 59. | Aterfio | 333 |
| 60. | Inugtujusok | 337 |
| 61. | The Sons who avenged their Mother | 341 |
| 62. | Emersiak the Foster-son | 346 |
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| 63. | The Old Southlander | 351 |
| 64. | Naujarsuak and Kukajak | 354 |
| 65. | The Two Friends rescued by the Benevolent Ingnersuit | 358 |
| 66. | The Strong Man on the Island of K’erka | 361 |
| 67. | Niakunguak | 362 |
| 68. | Augpilagtok | 366 |
| 69. | The Angakok Ataitsiak practising his Art with the Benevolent Ingnersuit | 370 |
| 70. | The Strong Man on Umanak | 373 |
| 71. | Kigutikak carried off by the Whalers | 376 |
| 72. | The Man not to be looked at by the Europeans | 385 |
| 73. | The Angakok from Kakortok | 389 |
| 74. | Utereetsok's Journey to the Far North | 392 |
| 75. | Savanguak | 396 |
| 76. | Inuarutligak—whose Christian name was Peter Rantholl | 400 |
| 77. | Akutak and Inuinak | 404 |
| 78. | Arnarsarsuak, the Kivigtok Woman | 410 |
| 79. | Avatarsuak, who was baptised Nathan | 414 |
| 80. | About the Men from the Firth visiting the People at the open Sea-shore | 418 |
| 81. | The Deserted Woman and her Foster-daughter | 420 |
| 82. | Isigarsigak | 424 |
| 83. | Atalianguak | 427 |
| 84. | A Visit to the Giants | 428 |
| 85. | Kagsuk | 431 |
| 86. | The Dream and Conversion of Akamalik | 434 |
| 87. | Sangiak, or Nerngajorak | 437 |
| 88. | Atlunguak | 438 |
| 89. | Nakasungnak | 438 |
| 90. | The Anghiak | 439 |
| 91. | The Moon—Kanak | 440 |
| A Barren Wife | 441 | |
| Manguarak | 441 | |
| 92. | The Woman who wanted to be a Man | 442 |
| 93. | An Angakok Flight | 443 |
| 94. | The Means for Getting Children | 443 |
| 95. | Kanginguak | 444 |
| 96. | Kigdlinararsuk | 444 |
| 97. | A Man living on Karusuk | 445 |
| 98. | Atarsuatsiak | 446 |
| 99. | Among the Last Angakut at Kangerdlugsuatsiak | 446 |
| 100. | Atungak, a Tale from Labrador | 447 |
| 101. | Malarsuak, a Story from East Greenland | 448 |
| 102. | A Tale from Labrador | 449 |
| 103. | Aklaujak, a Tale from Labrador | 449 |
| 104. | The Giant of Kangersuak or Cape Farewell | 449 |
| 105. | The Kidnappers | 450 |
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| 106. | The Visiting Animals | 450 |
| 107. | Avigiatsiak | 450 |
| 108. | The Bird's Cliff | 451 |
| 109. | Kuanak, an Angakok in South Greenland | 451 |
| 110. | An Angakok on Kekertarsuak | 452 |
| 111. | Singajuk and his Descendants | 453 |
| 112. | The Cousins | 453 |
| 113. | Manik | 454 |
| 114. | The Land of the Isarukitsok Bird | 455 |
| 115. | Kakortuliak | 455 |
| 116. | The Kuinasarinook | 456 |
| 117. | An Old Man, who was always anxious to outdo other People | 456 |
| 118. | The Revenging Animals | 456 |
| 119. | The Igdlokok | 457 |
| 120. | Iviangersook travelled all around the Coast of Greenland | 458 |
| 121. | A Married Couple remained Childless on account of their both being Angakok | 458 |
| 122. | An Old Man lost his only Son | 459 |
| 123. | Angakorsiak was very proud of his Angakok Wisdom | 459 |
| 124. | A Girl named Tuagtuanguak | 460 |
| 125. | The Gifts from the Under-world | 461 |
| 126. | The Tupilak | 461 |
| 127. | The Grateful Bear | 462 |
| 128. | The Inhabitants of Akilinek | 462 |
| 129. | The Mother and Son as Kivigtut | 462 |
| 130. | The Help from Ingnersuit | 463 |
| 131. | The Removal of Disco Island | 464 |
| 132. | The Amarok | 464 |
| 133. | An Old Bachelor | 465 |
| 134. | A Girl named Isserfik | 465 |
| 135. | The Sunrise | 466 |
| 136. | The Arnarkuagsak | 466 |
| 137. | Saugak | 466 |
| 138. | The Bloody Rock | 467 |
| 139. | Isigarsigak and his Sister | 467 |
| 140. | A Woman named Arnasugaussak | 468 |
| 141. | A Tale from East Greenland | 468 |
| 142. | Another Tale from East Greenland | 468 |
| 143. | The Swimmer, a Tale from Labrador | 469 |
| 144. | The Natives of Labrador | 469 |
| 145. | The Shark as Provider | 470 |
| 146. | A Woman named Alekakukiak | 470 |
| 147. | The Ocean-spider | 471 |
| 148. | A Woman who was mated with a Dog | 471 |
| 149. | Katigagse | 471 |
| 150. | Ordlavarsuk | 472 |