THIS TRIBE IN ALASKA IS NAMED FROM THE NABESNA RIVER. THEY BELONG TO THE ATHAPASCAN LINGUISTIC FAMILY. THEY ARE IN THE TRIBUTARIES OF NABESNA AND CHISNA RIVERS. THEY HAD MANY SUBDIVISIONS. NABESNA RIVER IN 1887. ANGLOS MET THEM IN 1885. THEY HAD A VILLAGE AT CHISANA IN 1913. THEY WERE SKILLED TRADERS AND HAD A SEMI NOMADIC LIFESTYLE. THEIR LANGUAGE IS CLOSELY RELATED TO THE SOUTHWEST INDIANS. THEY MADE COPPER IMPLEMENTS. THEY LIVED A SEMI NOMADIC LIFE WHICH WAS BASED ON THE CYCLES OF THE FISH. THEY WERE LOCATED ON A MAJOR TRADE ROUTE. THESE NATIVES WERE IMPORTANT TRADERS OF GOODS ACROSS ALASKAN CULTURES. THEY CREATED INTRICATE BEAD AND LEATHER WORK. AROUND 20% ARE ATHABASKAN. THEIR TRADITIONS ARE STRONG.
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