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Social Science Archaeology

Beluga Hunters

An Archaeological Reconstruction of the History and Culture of the Mackenzie Delta Kittegaryumiut

by (author) Robert McGhee

Publisher
Canadian Museum of History
Initial publish date
Jan 1988
Category
Archaeology
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    ISBN
    9781772821321
    Publish Date
    Jan 1988
    List Price
    $7.99

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Using historical and ethnographic records, an attempt is made to reconstruct the traditional economic and social patterns of the Inuit of the Mackenzie Delta and Beaufort Sea coast, focussing on the Kittegaryumiut of the East Channel area. Two seasons of archaeological work at the large village of Kittigazuit, and at smaller related sites, are reported. The cultural pattern and way of life reconstructed for the nineteenth century Kittegaryumiut appears to extend at least 500 years into the past, and to be centred on the hunting of beluga in a unique natural trap.

About the author

John Ralston Saul is an essayist and novelist. Winner of the Governor General’s Award for The Unconscious Civilization, he has published more than twelve books. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.

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