Gwichʼin
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For the language, see Gwichʼin language. For the organization representing Gwich’in in the Northwest Territories, see Gwich'in Tribal Council.
The Gwichʼin (or Kutchin) are an Athabaskan-speaking First Nations people of Canada and an Alaska Native people. They live in the northwestern part of North America, mostly north of the Arctic Circle.
Quick Facts Regions with significant populations, United States (Alaska) ...
Regions with significant populations | |
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Canada (Northwest Territories, Yukon) | 3,275[1] |
United States (Alaska) | 1,100[2] |
Languages | |
Gwichʼin, English | |
Religion | |
Christianity, Animism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Alaskan Athabaskans Especially Hän |
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Quick Facts People, Language ...
People | Dinjii Zhuu Gwichʼin |
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Language | Dinju Zhuh Kʼyuu |
Country | Gwichʼin Nành, Denendeh ᑌᓀᐣᑌᐧ |
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Gwichʼin are well-known for their crafting of snowshoes, birchbark canoes, and the two-way sled. They are renowned for their intricate and ornate beadwork. They also continue to make traditional caribou-skin clothing and porcupine quillwork embroidery, both of which are highly regarded among Gwichʼin. Today, the Gwich’in economy consists mostly of hunting, fishing, and seasonal wage-paying employment.