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The Red Knife Indian

A member of the Red Knife Indigenous group.

minor

Also known as Red Knife Indian

First appearance: to the frozen ocean in 1789

The Red Knife Indian's tie to The Indians is one of the pressures that moves Journals—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Guide who wishes to leave, expressing fear of the Eskimo.
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With The Indians (social): The Red Knife Indian is a member of a related or neighboring Indigenous group interacting with the Indians. In Chapter IV: Guide who wishes to leave, expressing fear of the Eskimo. Later, in…

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  • Referenced explorers and peoples
  • Expedition companions and guides

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