Even the largest camps are only small. In the winter of 1921–22 the Qaernermiut were distributed over the following settlements, the populations of which are shown in brackets: Orpiktujoq (Baker Lake; 8); Nauhap-tahia (south of Baker Lake; 12); Háningajoq (11); Taherjualugjûp-kangiane (22); Amixoq (3); Qorlortôq (24); Taherjualugjuaq (12); all these latter settlements are north and northwest of Baker Image missingFig. 9.Sacred stone on Sentry Island. Offerings of tobacco, baking powder, cooking pots, files, knives, etc. have been made on arrival at the camp in order to obtain good luck in hunting. Lake up the Back River. Among the Aivilingmiut at Chesterfield Inlet there also lived six Qaernermiut and, among the Coast Pâdlimiut, three.
In the spring of 1922 the Harvaqtôrmiut had six settlements, viz: Hiliktoq (17); Tugliuvartalik (13); Itimneq (15); Nahiktartorvik (18); Arnaquakxánguaq (5); Iglorjualik (6).
At the same time the Pâdlimiut lived around Hikoligjuaq at the following places: Morelrorjuaq (9); Himelrutaq (12); Auksîvit (7); Eqalulingnaoq (46); Nadloínaq (8); Morjunítjuaq (13). In the summer of 1923 there were the following camps inhabited by Coast Pâdlimiut; Arviaq (Sentry Island; 44); Tíkerarjualâq (39); Ivik (18); Arviarâjuk (7). One family of four lived among the Hauneqtôrmiut, who had lived together (54 persons) at Hauneqtôq in the winter of 1922–23.
This shows that the largest settlements comprise about fifty people or about ten families; more frequently, however, the camps are smaller.
Within the settlement the dwellings lie according to the topography of the country and not in any particular arrangement. Some order often appears of itself in tent camps, however, where the tents stand in a line on the back of a raised beach; this however, is due to
