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climbing to the fjeld and dragging and driving
the deer down to the Tromsdal, where we saw the
milking, was done by the men; and when the deer
were collected in the enclosure, the men lassoed
and held them while struggling, the women simply
milking. In this case the women were masters,
gave their orders to the men, who obediently
caught and held the particular does selected by
the women. In all their ordinary intercourse,
there was nothing to indicate that any idea of
inferiority of women was entertained among them.
From what I can learn, the position of the
Esquimaux women is similar. Is this a matter of
race? Is it because the men are not warriors?
We must remember that the trade of murder is
unknown among these people. They have no
soldiers, fight no battles, either with outside
foreigners, or between the various tribes and families
among themselves. They have no warlike
traditions, no territorial ambition, and cannot
understand the meaning of military glory. In spite of
their wretched huts, their dirty faces, their
primitive clothing, their ignorance of literature, art, and
science, they rank above us in the highest element
of true civilization, the moral element; and all
the military nations of the world may stand
uncovered before them.
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