Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25

Donald. Jack, Albert. Caroline and
Daisy.
The Smithsonian's guess that the
Nunivakers were virtually unadul,er,
ated cuituraily was well borne out BY
the facts. Probably the best general
ixation that might he applied to them
states that a peoples mental, moral
and ceremonial life may be virtually
untouched by outside civilization. hut
the material life may bear strong
signs III the white mans culture. In
deed. n curious paradox If these prin>
ltive folk Is that in the lesser matters
of life newness Is distinctly the order
W the day. New wocden dishes. new
Kayaks scrude cancs~tSs eeatSl are
made afreSh each season.
Even the crude di,ties composed BY
the men and SURG in the cereucntals
are used for short time only. Surs
throughout one season, hey az. cast
aside for fre>her melodies and are
probably not heard at al IN suese~
uaent years.
Though the matches. the guns and
the metal cooking devices al the white
man are used aeundan,iy aud gsaef&
ally. the NuniVak diet is unaffected
thereby To our way. III thinking. hox-
ever, The current delicacses are not
much diversified. kISh <sNSsS are sta.
pies, az course. and there are a few
kinds Of berries in some abundance
hlueherrtes and sSln,onaerries like the
blackberry but salmon c,lors<.A
To the GninistSte<i the Sal,nen berries
cause an initial atSagrreanle taste in
the mouth, Surprisingly SSNcn, how.
ever, pleasant, Saver IS ,gcrshesynsnx.
\ TYPICAL kerry dis is supposed 20 c>,r>
- -
cream. Eus hearken 90 the curious
makeup ~ the :EN,sSn aessevs--$eal
oil, SssNsoneerrIes ana >sscw, TAcSe ~
us who ,hsaE ash eaten VITA i've cream
il sutncuS 70 the digestion wcsla aalN
AZ the dish. eu; the natives praise II
To the skies
Another ds,iescS is Aerrsux sSxs
served with sesweeViS evoked In seal
OH, rs fct. Vegetables. there are q
Few, one semeshsnS HE our SrsaaeA.
and eae with tasty celery Ike stalk
which thtsNeS tn the rich earth 81 re-
Sicas around abandoned hcuSos
Religion In oar ChrtSsssn sense ~
virtually uak ewn thonSh naturally
the gesss teachers try ~ tnsstsl the
n,ataf dSs'tstoes nj t'hr,Ss tnsc work,
sda> uaeFai essie foe the natives la
Sehesas the primitive rNsscepei.,as af
w AN elaborate See,sS ~ ceFens<,nSals
r',ssesN canaecSed With the seal, THE
Faet Ss~'aaS not strange whea Il ia sx>sa
,Sst THAI the SeSt. il the tsNktas,sN
greatest material ata in adanssnx Aitn>
self to his envSESaateas. Its skin in
osed Zoe KAYAKS, Nsh lanes, hxsegS and
various other materials III lea,aer, has
edible PORTIONS aaa there are aaAay~-,
TOR tend. and its ea ter hShs,
The esesenenist> are AtSAlv Interest
ms. es'SauSe. ~ Mr., teltsms sNalats eNs,
the NuatvakesS> fNN,sa the Staadresyt
~ paNsiesL material and S>sstsl cat
suss> ntesAaes are The meSs rlpults>s
az all Alaskan EShtMas"
The tye,>>At Nun,NaN head h eaaS1
AsN Mg~~htga~@wtth an eNtr~Me4N
hStSld saee and massive Nw aud teeth
development, Thsgs are on the sSsaasa,
h"wevee, ssne e>ampl~S es Al eSen
hFe<,,tes~ headed tNle chaEacteltstse Nf
TIA alisssaiaS maitland
The Nsst ssat hunt vi the YEAR n
tnats NsAtest With ivVaal SsreasetatsS.
IN Mhtvh the eAtae NsllAxa ,ssTtsl,
Mates. naNees ave vety much IN u4Sl~F
at the tive The 49, <univAk
Vance n M aataistns Ga The
antAtusN.AsStst AcSvla S&Ylk,
iNs .eNanAssse II alAeg~ave 10 the eAJk
.sSattaasA On SAITH eesel