Neo-Eskimo Occupations of the Northern Labrador Coast

ABSTRACT. Archaeological and historical information are brought together in an ex-amination of the changing economic and social interaction spheres of the Labrador Neo-Eskimo from the Thule period through the 19th century. Animal availability, hunting technologies and strategies, and direct and indi...

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Main Author: Susan A. Kaplan
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
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Language:English
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.538.2931
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic33-3-646.pdf
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Summary:ABSTRACT. Archaeological and historical information are brought together in an ex-amination of the changing economic and social interaction spheres of the Labrador Neo-Eskimo from the Thule period through the 19th century. Animal availability, hunting technologies and strategies, and direct and indirect contact between Neo-Eskimos and various European groups are considered in a discussion of changing subsistence practices and settlement patterns. The paper pin-points a pattern of intensification and eventual disintegration of cooperative endeavours between Neo-Eskimo groups inhabiting north-ern Labrador. RÉSUMÉ,. C’est à partir d’informations archéologiques et historiques réunies ensemble que s’est fait l’examen des changements économiques et sociaux intéressant les Es-quimaux du Labrador depuis la période de Thule jusqu’au 19bme sibcle. Les animaux disponibles, les technologies et stratégies inttressant la chasse, les contacts directs et indirects entre ces Esquimaux et des groupes Européens variés, sont les facteurs à considérer dans I’étude des changements dans le mode de subsistance et de colonisation. L’article insiste sur les efforts de coopération entre les groupes “Neo-Esquimaux” habitant le Labrador septentrional. C’est un exemple d’intensification et d’une éventuelle désintégration de ces efforts.