Author(s): Hiroko Sue Hara
Series: National Museum of Man Mercury Series, Canadian Ethnology Service Paper No.. 63
Publisher: National Museums of Canada
Year: 1980
Language: English
City: Ottawa
Cover
CONTENTS
ABSTRACT/RESUME
MAPS
FIGURES
PLATES
TABLES
PREFACE
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION
The People and Their Legal Status
The Country
Transportation and Communication
Population
Language
CHAPTER II: THE HARE WAYS OF IDENTIFYING THEMSELVES
Ethnic Identity
Sub-Group of the Hare
Self-Identification of Individuals
CHAPTER III: HISTORY
Introductory Comments
Before 1806: Time of First European Contacts
1806-1859: Introduction of the Fur Trade and European Material Culture
1859-1921: Establishment of the Roman Catholic Mission and Increase of the Fur Trade
1921-1945: Signing of the Treaty and the Gravitation Towards the Trading Post
1945-1962: Impact of the Northern Development Policy of the Government
Summary
CHAPTER IV: THE SETTLEMENTS
Town of Fort Good Hope
Settlement of Colville Lake
CHAPTER V: YEARLY CYCLE
Calendar
Yearly Activities of the People
CHAPTER VI: THE BUSH
Introductory Comments
Fauna
Animals for Fur Trading
Beaver
Marten
Mink
Muskrat
Fox
Lynx
Otter
Squirrel
Weasel
Wolf
Wolverine
Animals for Native Subsistence
Rabbit
Moose
Bear
Porcupine
Birds
Fish
Flora
Spruce
Willow
Birch
Edible Berries
Moss
Bushmen
CHAPTER VII: NECESSITIES FOR EVERYDAY LIFE
Introductory Comments
Food
Clothing and Personal Appearance
Historical Review
Processing of Moose and Caribou Hides
Moccasins
Mukluks
Mittens
Snowshoes
Shelter
Historical Review
Tents
Cabins
Transportation
General Comments
Canoes
Toboggans
Dog Packs and Walking
Dogs
Summary: Ownership and Sharing
CHAPTER VIII: PASTIME ACTIVITIES
Introductory Comments
Games
Dancing
Story Telling
Movies, Records, Radios and Songs
Reading
Visiting and Picnicking
Feasting and Drinking
CHAPTER IX: CHRISTIANITY AND NATIVE BELIEFS
The Catholic Church
Anglicans and Evangelists
Death Practices and Mourning
Belief in Ghosts
Belief in Reincarnation
Dreaming
Medicine Men
Magical Practices
CHAPTER X: RESIDENTIAL GROUPS
Introductory Comments
Household or Tent Group
Constitution of the Hare household
Household changes during one's lifetime
Types of household
The ideal household
A white man's evaluation of Hare households
Camp Groups or Temporary Residential Groups
Constitution of the camp group
Life in the summer fish camp
Life in the winter camp
Camping companions
CHAPTER XI: KINSHIP AND FRIENDSHIP
Terms of Relationship
Closeness of Relationship with Kin and Non-Kin
Marriage
Adoption
CHAPTER XII: GROWING UP AMONG THE HARE
Introductory Comments
Birth
Pregnancy
Delivery
Infancy: The First Two Years
Names
Care of babies
Early Childhood: Between the Second and Sixth Birthday
Physical care and growth
Learning the language
Play and play groups
Learning what to do and how to do it
Taking care of themselves
Late Childhood: Between Six and Thirteen
Play and play groups
Helping adults and taking care of themselves
Going to school
Adolescence
Education
Participating in the subsistence economy
Former puberty customs
Free time activities for adolescents
CONCLUSION: FACING THE FUTURE
Individual Differences in the Degree of Acculturation
The Modern Dilemma
FOOTNOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
