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Contents 
FAUNAL ENVIRONMENT 
Introduction, 56 Large Game Animals, 56 Small Game Animals, 58 
Birds, 60 Reptiles and Amphibians, 61 Insects and Worms, 61 Fish, 62 
Carnivores, 63 Pets, 64 Technology of the Hunt, 64 Meat Processing 
and Consumption, 66 
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SETTLEMENT PATTERN 
Introduction, 68 Social Environment, 68 Sib Areas, 70 Village Loca- 
tions, 73 Population, 75 Factors Contributing to Population Variation, 
77 Personal Hygiene and the Control of Disease, 81 Summary, 81 
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SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION 
Introduction, 83 Cahuilla Groups, 83 Cultural Nationality and Moiety, 
85 The Sib and the Lineage, 86 The Maiswat, 88 Adaptive Functions of 
Cahuilla Principles of Organization, 89 Marriage and Alliance, go 
Marriage and Kinship, gm Kinship Terminology, 93 Lineal and Col- 
lateral Relations, g4 Affinal Relatives, g6 Joking Relationships, 97 
Diminutives, 98 Some Operating Principles in Cahuilla Kinship, g9 
Ascribed Status, 102 Achieved Status, 104 
The Net, 104 The Paxaa® 105 The Haunik and His Ritual Assis- 
‘ants, 106 penewis (Dancers), 107 The Puvalam (Shamans), 108 
The Association of puvalam, 113 The Pa®vu®ul, 115 The Tetiwis, 
116 The Nenananis, 116 The Tinavii, 116 
Summary, 117 
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OTHER INSTITUTIONS 
Introduction, 120 Law, 120 Economic Relations, 122 Concepts of 
Property and Ownership, 125 Warfare, 129 Games, 132 Summary, 183% 
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RITUAL 
Introduction, 135 The Nukil and Other Rituals for the Dead, 135 
Eagle Ritual, 138 Rites of Passage, 141 First-Fruit Rites, 143 Weyliyail 
Ritual, 144 Rain Ritual, 145 Curing Rituals and Medicine, 146 Rituals 
of Subsistence, 146 Bird Dance, 149 Wexily Songs, 150 Other Rituals, 
i151 Ritual Congregations, 151 Functional Aspects of Taboos and 
Fasting, 153 Nutritional Aspects of Ritual, 154 Summary, 158 
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WORLD VIEW: EXISTENTIAL AND 
NORMATIVE POSTULATES 
Introduction, 160 *iva®a (Power), 161 Assumption of Instability and 
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