Kutchin
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Alaska Native people
Athabaskan-speaking people
First Nations people
Gwich’in people
Indigenous people
Kutchin is an alternative name for the Gwich’in, an Indigenous Athabaskan-speaking people of northwestern North America traditionally living in parts of Alaska, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Alaska Native people
ⓘ
Athabaskan-speaking people ⓘ First Nations people ⓘ Gwich’in people ⓘ Indigenous people ⓘ |
| alternateName | Gwich’in ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalArea |
Indigenous peoples of the Subarctic
ⓘ
surface form:
Subarctic Indigenous cultures
|
| culturalPractice |
drumming and dancing
ⓘ
oral storytelling traditions ⓘ seasonal round of subsistence activities ⓘ |
| environment |
boreal forest
ⓘ
tundra ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup |
Ahtna Athabaskan
ⓘ
surface form:
Athabaskan
|
| governedBy |
Gwich’in Tribal Council (for Canadian Gwich’in)
ⓘ
various Alaska Native village councils ⓘ |
| hasAutonym |
Gwich’in language
ⓘ
surface form:
Dinjii Zhu’ Ginjik (for Gwich’in language)
|
| hasEthnonym |
Gwich’in
ⓘ
surface form:
Dinjii Zhuh (self-designation of Gwich’in people)
|
| historicalEconomy | fur trade participation ⓘ |
| indigenousTo | Northwestern North America ⓘ |
| language | Gwich’in language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Northern Athabaskan languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Athabaskan languages
Northern Athabaskan languages ⓘ |
| languageStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| notableWildlife | Porcupine caribou herd ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alaska Natives
ⓘ
surface form:
Indigenous peoples of Alaska
Aboriginal peoples of Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Territories
Dene peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Indigenous peoples of the Yukon
|
| recognizedAs |
Alaska Native group
ⓘ
First Nation in Canada ⓘ |
| region |
Arctic region
ⓘ
surface form:
Arctic
Subarctic ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Dene peoples
ⓘ
other Athabaskan peoples ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Indigenous spirituality ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
log cabins
ⓘ
skin tents ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
caribou hunting
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ gathering wild plants ⓘ trapping ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Alaska
ⓘ
Northwest Territories ⓘ Yukon ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script (for Gwich’in language) ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.