Naming of Birds as Part of the Intellectual Culture of Indians at Old Crow, Yukon Territory
Lists common, scientific and local native names for 103 species of birds found in this area. Recognition and naming of birds was done with great accuracy and completeness by the Kutchin Indian informant, suggesting the ability to be the result of an anciently perfected system of intellectual culture...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/66788 2023-05-15T14:19:21+02:00 Naming of Birds as Part of the Intellectual Culture of Indians at Old Crow, Yukon Territory Irving, Laurence 1958-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66788 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66788/50701 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66788 ARCTIC; Vol. 11 No. 2 (1958): June: 69–132; 117-122 1923-1245 0004-0843 Birds Gwich'in language Indians Traditional knowledge Inuit Inuit languages Social interaction Alaska Northern Old Crow Yukon info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1958 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:23:36Z Lists common, scientific and local native names for 103 species of birds found in this area. Recognition and naming of birds was done with great accuracy and completeness by the Kutchin Indian informant, suggesting the ability to be the result of an anciently perfected system of intellectual culture. Comparison with North Alaskan Eskimo bird names disclosed only two of 91 species with the same name, indicating the paucity of intellectual culture exchanges in contrast to the more liberal material cultural exchanges of these neighboring peoples. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic eskimo* inuit Kutchin Old Crow Alaska Yukon University of Calgary Journal Hosting Indian Yukon ARCTIC 11 2 117 |
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Lists common, scientific and local native names for 103 species of birds found in this area. Recognition and naming of birds was done with great accuracy and completeness by the Kutchin Indian informant, suggesting the ability to be the result of an anciently perfected system of intellectual culture. Comparison with North Alaskan Eskimo bird names disclosed only two of 91 species with the same name, indicating the paucity of intellectual culture exchanges in contrast to the more liberal material cultural exchanges of these neighboring peoples. |
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Naming of Birds as Part of the Intellectual Culture of Indians at Old Crow, Yukon Territory |
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Naming of Birds as Part of the Intellectual Culture of Indians at Old Crow, Yukon Territory |
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Naming of Birds as Part of the Intellectual Culture of Indians at Old Crow, Yukon Territory |
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