search for books and compare prices
Tables of Contents for Franz Boas Among the Inuit of Baffin Island, 1883 - 1884 (Franz Boas Bei Den Inuit in Baffinland, 1883 - 1884)
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
ix
Preface to the Original German Edition
xi
Preface to the English Edition
xv
Introduction: Germans and Inuit on Baffin Island in the 1880s
3
26
The Simple Relationships between the Land and the People
3
3
Boas and German Polar Research in the Early 1880s
6
5
Human Environmental Relations in the Arctic: The Ecological Approach
11
4
Fieldwork Methods: `I am now truly just like a typical Eskimo'
15
3
Journals and Letters, 1882--1884: The Source Material
18
5
Transcribing and Editing the Texts
23
4
Franz Boas and the Inuit Today
27
2
Abbreviations
29
4
JOURNALS AND LETTERS (MAY 1882 -- SEPTEMBER 1884)
Period of Preparation in Germany, 1882--1883
33
12
Formulating and Securing the Research Plans
33
4
The Third German Geographers' Conference in Frankfurt a.M.
37
1
Logistical Preparations for the Sojourn in the Arctic
38
7
On Board the Germania from Hamburg to Baffin Island, June--July 1883
45
10
Across the North Sea and the Atlantic
45
7
Off Greenland
52
3
In the Drift and Pack Ice off Baffin Island, July-August 1883
55
16
Reaching K 'exerten, Tinixdjuarbing: Meeting the Whalers and Inuit, August-September 1883
71
8
Winding Down the German Polar Station, K'ingua, September 1883
79
16
First Boat Trip with the Inuit to the North End of Tinixdjuarbing
79
6
The Last Days of the German Polar Station
85
5
At the Scottish Whaling Station at K'exerten and Germania's Departure
90
5
Late Fall Boat Trips in the Sound, September-October 1883
95
31
K'exerten
95
1
Journey to Kingnait Fiord
96
5
On Board the Catherine: The First Voyage to Naujateling and Milixdjuax
101
12
Trip to Pangnirtung Fiord
113
7
Trip to Ujarasugdjuling and Exaluaxdjuin
120
6
Investigation at K'exerten, October-December 1883
126
24
Science and Epidemics: Between the Environment and People
126
3
Geographical Names and Maps: Comprehending the Area
129
6
Tidal Observations in the Harbour at K'exerten
135
2
The Inuit's Fall Festival: The Sedna Ritual
137
1
Discontinuation of the Tidal Observations
138
2
Sickness and Death among the Inuit
140
1
Hikes across the Ice: Surveying the K'exerten Archipelago
141
6
By Dogsled across the Pack Ice
147
3
Inuit, Igloos, and Dogs: Journeys on the Ice of Tinixdjuarbing, December 1883 -- May 1884
150
65
First Trip to Anarnitung and K'ingua
150
2
A Bitterly Cold March to K'ingua
152
4
The First Time in an Inuit Camp: Anarnitung
156
5
Second Trip to Anarnitung and K'ingua
161
6
K'exerten
167
3
Third Trip to Anarnitung and K'ingua
170
7
First Attempt at Crossing the Kingnait-Padli Pass
177
3
Fourth Trip to Anarnitung and K'ingua
180
6
Trip to Milixdjuax
186
2
Second Trip to Naujateling
188
4
Trip Southeastward to Saumia
192
2
The First `White' among the Inuit of Ukiadliving
194
3
Return Trip to K'exerten
197
3
Trip to the Northwest to Nettilling Lake
200
4
Second Attempt at Crossing the Kingnait-Padli Pass
204
2
Trip to the West Coast of Tinixdjuarbing: Tarrionitung
206
3
The Last Trip on the Ice of Tinixdjuarbing: Nuvujen
209
1
K'exerten: Preparations for the Trip to Davis Strait
210
5
Overland to Davis Strait: From Kingnait to Padli, May 1884
215
6
Along the East Coast of Baffin Island: Survey Trips on the Sea Ice, May--July 1884
221
25
From Padli to Padloping
221
4
Northward: From Padloping to Tunirn
225
5
Establishing the Base Camp at K'ivitung
230
2
From K'ivitung to Siorartijung
232
6
The Inuit Settlement of Siorartijung: The Most Northerly Point
238
2
Southward: Excruciating Sledging on Late-Summer Ice
240
6
At K'ivitung: Waiting for the Whalers, July-August 1884
246
11
Completion of the Cartographic Work
246
3
Ethnographica, Dictionary, and Stories: Last Notes
249
5
Whalers in Sight
254
3
Leaving the Inuit and the Arctic, August-September 1884
257
10
With the Wolf to K'armaxdjuin and St John's
257
3
On Board the Ardandhu to New York
260
7
Appendix 1 Dog Names
267
1
Appendix 2 Names of Ships and Boats
268
3
Glossary
271
6
English Words
272
1
Inuktitut Words (Eastern Canadian Artic)
273
4
References
277
8
Index
285