. Bulletin. Ethnology. 434 ESKIMO [b. a. e. kimo tribe, the Ugalakniiut, has prac- tically become Tlinjiit throutrh intermar- riage. The name Eskimo (in tlio form. SUKUUK, A KINUGUMIUT ESKIMO OF ALASKA. (nELSOn) Excomminquois) seems to have been first given by Biard in 1611. It is said to come from the Abnaki EsquiiiKintsic, or from Ashkimeq, the Chippewa eqnivalent, sig- nifying 'eaters of raw flesh.' They call themselves Innit, meaning 'people.' The Eskimo constitute jihysically a distinct type. They are of medium stature, l)ut possess uncommon strength and endur- ance; their skin is light b
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 434 ESKIMO [b. a. e. kimo tribe, the Ugalakniiut, has prac- tically become Tlinjiit throutrh intermar- riage. The name Eskimo (in tlio form. SUKUUK, A KINUGUMIUT ESKIMO OF ALASKA. (nELSOn) Excomminquois) seems to have been first given by Biard in 1611. It is said to come from the Abnaki EsquiiiKintsic, or from Ashkimeq, the Chippewa eqnivalent, sig- nifying 'eaters of raw flesh.' They call themselves Innit, meaning 'people.' The Eskimo constitute jihysically a distinct type. They are of medium stature, l)ut possess uncommon strength and endur- ance; their skin is light brownish yel- low with a ruddy tintontheexposed jiarts; their hands and feet are small and well formed; their eyes, like those of other American tribes, have a Mongoloid char- acter, which circumstance has induced many ethnographers to class them with the Asiatic peoples. They are character- ized by very broad faces and narrow, high noses; their heads are also exceptionally high. This type is most marked among the tribes e. of INIackenzie r. In disposi- tion the Eskimo may bedescribed as peace- able, cheerful, truthful, and honest, but exceptionally loose in sexual morality. The Eskimo have permanent settle- ments, conveniently situated for marking certain hunting and fishing grounds. In summer they hunt caribou, musk-oxen, and various birds; in winterthey live prin- cipally on sea mammals, particularly the seal. Although their houses differ with the region, they conform in the main to three types: In summer, when they travel, they occupy tents of deer or seal skins stretched on poles. Their winter dwellings are made either in shallow ex- cavations covered with turf and earth laid upon a framework of wood or whale ribs, or they are built of snow. Their clothing is of skins, and their personal adorn- ments are few. Among most tribes, how- ever, the women tattoo their faces, and some Alaskan tribes wear studs in open- ings through their cheeks. Considering their degree of culture,
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