People Of The Willow: The Padlimiut Tribe Of The Caribou Eskimo
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.
A richly detailed work of ethnography and personal narrative, People of the Willow: The Padlimiut Tribe of the Caribou Eskimo chronicles the life and culture of the Padlimiut, an inland Inuit people of the Canadian subarctic whose survival depended entirely on the seasonal migration of the caribou. Winifred Petchey Marsh, who lived among the Padlimiut alongside her husband, missionary Donald Marsh, presents an intimate and compassionate portrait of a people whose traditions, spiritual beliefs, and daily rhythms were shaped by one of the harshest environments on earth. The narrative details the cycles of hunting, the construction of shelters, the preparation of food, and the intricate social bonds that held these small nomadic bands together across the vast tundra. Written with warmth and deep respect, the account illustrates the resilience and ingenuity of the Padlimiut at a time when their way of life was beginning to face irreversible pressures from the outside world. This firsthand record stands as both a human document of extraordinary intimacy and a valuable historical testament to a culture that has since undergone profound transformation.
Author: Winifred Petchey Marsh
Format: Hardback
Published: 1976, Oxford University Press
Genre: Anthropology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.
A richly detailed work of ethnography and personal narrative, People of the Willow: The Padlimiut Tribe of the Caribou Eskimo chronicles the life and culture of the Padlimiut, an inland Inuit people of the Canadian subarctic whose survival depended entirely on the seasonal migration of the caribou. Winifred Petchey Marsh, who lived among the Padlimiut alongside her husband, missionary Donald Marsh, presents an intimate and compassionate portrait of a people whose traditions, spiritual beliefs, and daily rhythms were shaped by one of the harshest environments on earth. The narrative details the cycles of hunting, the construction of shelters, the preparation of food, and the intricate social bonds that held these small nomadic bands together across the vast tundra. Written with warmth and deep respect, the account illustrates the resilience and ingenuity of the Padlimiut at a time when their way of life was beginning to face irreversible pressures from the outside world. This firsthand record stands as both a human document of extraordinary intimacy and a valuable historical testament to a culture that has since undergone profound transformation.