Word: esquimaux
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Life Among the Esquimaux...
...unit, with all its customs and traditions interrelated. Malinowski observed just such a functional society during a very close study of the Trobriand Indians of Melanesia, and by giving bird's eye views of the culture of the Masal tribes of Africa, the Chagga, also of Africa, the Esquimaux, and the Trobrianders, illustrated the fact that scientific principles of anthropology may be universally applied. He urged the use of "scientific determinism" in the study...
Describing through the use of actual picture slides the hardships and privations encountered by the Esquimaux of Labrador in their daily life, Sir Wilfred Grenfell, world famous founder and promoter of the Grenfell Mission, explained last night to a large audience in Phillips Brooks House the nature and extent of difficulties faced by doctors and nurses who devote their lives to humanitarian work among the natives...
Emphasizing the economic as well as the physical handicaps under which the Esquimaux exist, Sir Wilfred went on to explain many of the adverse features of native life. Among these he mentioned malnutrition, poorly constructed ships, poor markets for fur and fish catches, and the comparative lack of adequate medical facilities...