# The Chipewyans — Journals character guide

> The Chipewyans in Journals by Alexander Mackenzie.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Knisteneaux, Chipewyans, Knisteneaux and Chipewyans

**First appearance:** 0003-to-the-frozen-ocean-in-1789

## Who they are

A prominent Indigenous group encountered during travels.

## Relationships

### [The Indians](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/journals_se/characters/the_indians)

_rivalry_

The Chipewyans and Indians are often in conflict or competition over territory and resources.

### [The Eskimo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/journals_se/characters/the_eskimo)

_rivalry_

The Chipewyans and Eskimo are traditional enemies, often clashing over hunting grounds.

## In the story

### [Journals To the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/journals_se/chapters/journals)

Indigenous group encountered and interacted with during the journeys.

### [To the Frozen Ocean in 1789](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/journals_se/chapters/to-the-frozen-ocean-in-1789)

Indigenous group providing guidance and information during the journey.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/journals_se/chapters/ii)

Mentioned as having previously pillaged the Red Knife Indians.

### [Chapter V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/journals_se/chapters/v)

Mentioned as the 'north men' whose appetites are exceeded by the narrator's current crew.

### [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/journals_se/chapters/vi)

Mentioned as part of the group accompanying the narrator, including young men who cause trouble with the natives.

### [Chapter VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/journals_se/chapters/vii)

Referenced by the English Chief regarding their custom of going to war after shedding tears.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/journals_se/chapters/i)

Referenced in a comparison of adornment practices among women.

### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/journals_se/chapters/ii)

Mentioned as intermediaries who brought European articles to the Beaver Indians before 1780.

### [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/journals_se/chapters/iv)

Mentioned as the Knisteneaux, who are suspected of being in the vicinity on a war expedition.

### [Chapter V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/journals_se/chapters/v)

Mentioned as the people from whom the natives obtain ironwork through trade.

### [Chapter VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/journals_se/chapters/vii)

Interpreters who attempt to pacify the hostile natives and assist in communication.

### [Chapter VIII: Encounters and Perils on the River](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/journals_se/chapters/viii)

Referenced through the Knisteneaux language spoken by the Rocky Mountain woman; the Chipewyans are the group that captured her.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/journals_se/chapters/ix)

Mentioned as part of the interpreter's background.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/journals_se/chapters/endnotes)

Referenced as the Knisteneaux who drove the Slave Indians from their original country.

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