essay

Chipewyan

handbook of north american indians. subarctic • 6 • Published In 1981 • Pages: 271-284, 741-804

By: Smith, James G. E..

Abstract
This source provides a succinct ethnographic survey of the Chipewyan people, a northeastern Athapaskan group living in the Mackenzie-Hudson Bay drainage area of Canada, from the period of 1715 to approximately 1960. Major topics deal with language, territory and environment, the history of Indian-white contacts (with emphasis of the fur trade), and cultural changes that have taken place in Chipewyan society during the early contact period of 1715-1821, and later traditional period of 1821-1960. There is an extensive bibliography (see category 113, pp. 741-804).
Subjects
Culture summary
culture
Chipewyans
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
North America
Sub Region
Arctic and Subarctic
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1989-1991
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
1715- ca. 1960
Coverage Place
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, Canada
Notes
[by] James G. E. Smith
Includes bibliographical references (p. 741-804)
LCCN
77017162
LCSH
Chipewyan Indians--Social life and customs