Indigenous peoples of the Subarctic are the aboriginal peoples the Subarctic regions of the Americas, located south of the true Arctic. This region includes the interior of Alaska, the Western Subarctic or western Canadian Shield and Mackenzie River drainage area, and the Eastern Subarctic or Eastern Canadian Shield."Native Art." The Canadian Encyclopedia. (retrieved 29 Dec 2010)
Languages Native subarctic peoples have over 30 languages, falling into two major language families: Algonquian and Athapaskan.Corbett, Steve. "Native Peoples of the Subarctic." Johnson County Community College. (retrieved 21 Nov 2010) Algonquian peoples tend to live in the east, while Athapaskan peoples live more in the west.
Arts and cultures Caribou has traditionally played a central role in Subarctic culture. Besides providing food, caribou provides clothing, shelter, and tools, such as the babiche bag, made of caribou rawhide. Moosehair embroidery and porcupine quill embroidery are worked onto hides and birchbark. After introduction by Europeans, glass beads became popular and are sewn into floral designs. Additionally, some cultures practiced agriculture, alongside hunting-gathering.
List of Indigenous peoples of the Subarctic
Ahtna (Ahtena, Nabesna) Anishinaabe - see also Northeast Woodlands Oji-Cree (Anishinini, Severn Ojibwa), Ontario, Manitoba Ojibwa (Chippewa, Ojibwe), Ontario, Manitoba, Minnesota Odawa (Ottawa) Atikamekw Bearlake Chipewyan Cree Dakelh Babine Wet'suwet'en Deg Hit’an (Deg Xinag, Degexit’an, Kaiyuhkhotana) Dena’ina (Dialects: Outer Inlet, Upper Inlet, Iliama, Inland, Kachemak Bay, Kenai, Susitna River) Dunneza (Beaver) Gwich'in (Kutchin, Loucheaux) Hän Hare Holikachuk Innu, Labrador and Quebec Montagnais Naskapi Kaska (Nahane) Kolchan (Upper Kuskokwim) Koyukon Mountain Naskapi Sekani Slavey (Dialects: Hay River, Simpson Providence, Liard, Fort Nelson) Tagish Tahltan Lower Tanana Middle Tanana Upper Tanana Tanacross Tasttine (Beaver) Tlicho Inland Tlingit Tsetsaut (extinct) Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) Northern Tutchone Southern Tutchone Yellowknives
See also Aboriginal peoples in Canada Alaska Natives Caribou Hudson's Bay Company Subarctic climate Alaska Native Storytelling
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