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Identifier: 1870alaskaitsres00dalluoft (find matches)
Title: Alaska and its resources
Year: 1870 (1870s)
Authors: Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927
Subjects: Alaska
Publisher: Boston : Lee and Shepard
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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tremely guttural when com-pared with that of the Innuit. The Hau-KiitcJiin.—These are found on the Yukon, next be-low the Crows, and bear the name of Gens des Bois among theEnglish. They are few in number. They are sometimes calledKolshina by the Russian traders, who apply that term to all In-dians they are not familiar with. The Tukkutli-Kiitehin. — These occupy the country south ofthe head-waters of the Porcupine or Rat River. The Vuntd-Kiitchin.—These inhabit the territory north of thehead-waters of the Porcupine, somewhat below Lapierres House,which is in the territory of the last-named. These are sometimescalled Loiicheux or Quarrellers, and their name signifies Ratpeople. The Natehe-Kuteliin. — These extend on the north bank to themouth of the Porcupine. Like all the Tinneh tribes hithertomentioned, they are migratory, and their customs much resemblethose of the following tribes. Their name means strong peo-ple ; the English call them Gens de Large. The first syllable is
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ABORIGINAL INHABITANTS. 431 sometimes spelled Natsit. They are also called Loucheux. Theytrade with the Innuit of the northern coast, though the barter isoften interrupted by hostilities. They are noted for the babichewhich they manufacture. They are migTatory, few in number,and live by deer-hunting. TJic Kntclui-IuitcJun. — This tribe of Loucheux are found in thecountry near the junction of the Porcupine and the Yukon. Theirhabits are fully described in the first part of this volume. Theirname means lowland people. They have mostly assumed theHudson Bay dress, as seen in the sketch opposite, while the nexttribe still retains the pointed coats. TIic Tcndn-Kiitchin. — This, the last of the list of Kutchintribes, occupies the country drained by the Tananah River. Theyhave been previously described. In all the tribes hitherto men-tioned the women are drudges, doing almost all the hard work,and, naturally good-looking, are soon made extremely ugly by theirmode of life. This is not the

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