ifically identifying the mother father brother and sister while lumping together all other relatives into a few gross categories The father is distinguished from the father’s brother but the father’s brother is not distinguished from the mother’s brother. both are called uncle The mothers sister and father sister are treated similarly both called aunt In addition all the sons and daughters of aunts and uncles are called cousin there by making a generational distinction but without indicating the side of the family they belong to or even their sex.Among the Eskimo inequality between the sexes is matched by inequality in supplying the group with food. Since the men are doing all the hunting. The women process the carcasses cut the sew skins for clothing care of the youngest collect no food and depend on the men. The men provide the meat they also control the trade in hides whale oil and other items that move between the maritime and inland Eskimos Eskimo women are treated almost exclusively as objects to be used abused and traded. Th Eskimo women are not given control over valued resources so it is hard for the women to advance in status. ...
