Gwich’in family outside home

The Gwich'in (sometimes rendered as Kutchin or Gwitchin), literally "one who dwells", are a First Nations/Native American people who live in the northwestern part of North America mostly above the Arctic Circle. The Gwich'in were also known by the French name of Loucheux or Loucheaux in historical documents, as well as the Tukudh used by missionaries. Many Gwich'in speak their indigenous Gwich'in language. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (768x618, 81 KB)Gwichin family outside home American Memory from the Library of Congress Gwichin family outside home, Forty Mile City, Yukon, ca. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (768x618, 81 KB)Gwichin family outside home American Memory from the Library of Congress Gwichin family outside home, Forty Mile City, Yukon, ca. ... Carved mask in Vancouver First Nations is a term for ethnicity used in Canada to replace the word Indian. It refers to the Indigenous peoples of North America located in what is now Canada, and their descendants, who are not Inuit or Métis. ... Assiniboin Boy, an Atsina Native Americans in the United States (also Indians, American Indians, First Americans, Indigenous Peoples, Aboriginal Peoples, Aboriginal Americans, Amerindians, Amerinds, or Original Americans) are those indigenous peoples within the territory that is now encompassed by the continental United States, and their descendants in modern times. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the... World map showing the five major circles of latitude Image:ShirtlessYoungMenAtArcticCircle. ... The term indigenous peoples has no universal, standard or fixed definition. ... The Gwichin (sometimes rendered as Kutchin or Gwitchin), literally one who dwells, are a First Nation people who live in the northern part of North America. ...

Caribou is traditionally a major component of their diet. Many Gwich'in people are dependent on the Porcupine Caribou Herd which calves on the coastal plain in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Gwich'in people have been very active in protesting and lobbying against the possibility of oil drilling in the ANWR. Binomial name Rangifer tarandus The reindeer, known as caribou in North America, is an Arctic-dwelling deer (Rangifer tarandus). ... Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Map The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge covers about 19,049,236 acres (79,318 km²) in northeastern Alaska, in the North Slope region. ...

There are approximately 7,000 Gwich'in in 15 small communities in the Northwest Territories and the Yukon Territory of Canada, and in northern Alaska. Gwich'in communities include: Motto: None Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Yellowknife Largest city Yellowknife Commissioner Tony Whitford Premier Joe Handley (Consensus government - no party affiliations) Area 1,346,106 km² (3rd) Land 1,183,085 km² Water 163,021 km² (12. ... Motto: none Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Whitehorse Largest city Whitehorse Commissioner Jack Cable Premier Dennis Fentie (Yukon Party) Area 482,443 km² (9th) • Land 474,391 km² • Water 8,052 km² (1. ... Canada is a federation of ten provinces which, together with three territories, comprise the worlds second largest country. ... State nickname: The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun Official languages English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Governor Frank Murkowski (R) Senators Ted Stevens (R) Lisa Murkowski (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 1st 663,267 mi² / 1,717,854 km² 13. ...

• Inuvik, Northwest Territories
• Aklavik, Northwest Territories
• Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories
• Tsiigehtchic, Northwest Territories (formerly Arctic Red River)
• Old Crow, Yukon (Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation)
• Beaver, Alaska
• Circle, Alaska
• Fort Yukon, Alaska
• Chalkyitsik, Alaska
• Birch Creek, Alaska
• Arctic Village, Alaska
• Venetie, Alaska

Inuvik is a small town in the Northwest Territories of Canada. ... Aklavik (Barren-ground grizzly place) is a community located 68°13 North latitude and 135°00 West longitude in the territory of Northwest Territories, Canada, with a population of 748 as of the 2000 census. ... Fort McPherson is a community in the Northwest Territories in Canada. ... The First Nations community of Tsiigehtchic is located at the confluence of the Mackenzie and the Arctic Red River, in the Northwest Territories, Canada. ... Old Crow has about 264 inhabitants (Yukon Bureau of Statisitics, Dec. ... The Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation is a First Nation in the northern Yukon Territory in Canada. ... Beaver is a census-designated place located in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska. ... Circle (also called Circle City) is a census_designated place located in Yukon_Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska. ... Fort Yukon is a city located in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska. ... Chalkyitsik is a census-designated place located in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska. ... Birch Creek is a census-designated place located in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska. ... Arctic Village is a census-designated place located in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska. ... Venetie is a census-designated place located in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska. ...

External links

• Gwich'in Council International
• Vuntut Gwitchin web site (Yukon)
• Gwich'in Tribal Council web site (Northwest Territories)
• Gwich'in Social and Cultural Institute