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The Chipewyans

A prominent Indigenous group encountered during travels.

minor

Also known as Knisteneaux, Chipewyans, Knisteneaux and Chipewyans

First appearance: To the Frozen Ocean in 1789

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Indigenous group encountered and interacted with during the journeys.

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The Indians
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The Eskimo
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Journals To the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793
Indigenous group encountered and interacted with during the journeys.
To the Frozen Ocean in 1789
Indigenous group providing guidance and information during the journey.
II
Mentioned as having previously pillaged the Red Knife Indians.
Chapter V
Mentioned as the 'north men' whose appetites are exceeded by the narrator's current crew.
Chapter VI
Mentioned as part of the group accompanying the narrator, including young men who cause trouble with the natives.
Chapter VII
Referenced by the English Chief regarding their custom of going to war after shedding tears.
I
Referenced in a comparison of adornment practices among women.
Chapter II
Mentioned as intermediaries who brought European articles to the Beaver Indians before 1780.
Chapter IV
Mentioned as the Knisteneaux, who are suspected of being in the vicinity on a war expedition.
Chapter V
Mentioned as the people from whom the natives obtain ironwork through trade.
Chapter VII
Interpreters who attempt to pacify the hostile natives and assist in communication.
Chapter VIII: Encounters and Perils on the River
Referenced through the Knisteneaux language spoken by the Rocky Mountain woman; the Chipewyans are the group that captured her.
IX
Mentioned as part of the interpreter's background.
Endnotes
Referenced as the Knisteneaux who drove the Slave Indians from their original country.

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