Section III, 4m - Notes on Social Organisation, general information.

Abstract

Social Organisation – a general outline in note form Strict rules pertain to all social relations and there are established punishments for breaches of established rules. First cousin marriages occurred in Roebourne and Twilight Cove areas. Certain names were used for ‘wrong’ marriages. Descriptions of family and social relations, land and water claims, totem grounds, female descent system at King George Sound according to Scott Nind, filial and parental affection and domestic economics, especially the contribution of women are noted.