Kutchin

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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.


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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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