Boas, Franz

BOAS, Franz, anthropologist (b 9 July 1858, Minden, Germany; d 21 Dec 1942, New York). He went on his first field trip as a geographer to Baffin Island in 1883–84; his close encounter with the Inuit redirected his interests toward anthropology. When a party of NUXALK from BELLA COOLA visited Germany, he met them and became fascinated with West Coast FIRST NATIONS cultures. In 1886 he made his first research trip to BC, visiting various groups on VANCOUVER ISLAND. Boas returned 6 times between...

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