Eskimo EssaysEskimo Essays introduces the reader to important aspects of the ideology and practice of the Yupik Eskimos of western Alaska, past and present. The essays point the way toward a fuller recognition of how Yupik Eskimos differ from the popular Western image of the Eskimo that was born largely without reference to Yupik reality. By describing the reality of Yupik life, Eskimo Essays extends our understanding of Esimos in general and Yupik Eskimos in