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CONTENTS.

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