Thursday, October 6, 2011

TUKKUTHKUTCHIN INDIANS IN CANADA

THEIR NAME MEANS SQUINT EYED PEOPLE". THEY LIVE AT THE HEADWATERS OF PORCUPINE RIVER, CANADA. THEIR EYES ARE FREQUENTLY SMALL AND OBLIQUE. THEY ARE INTELLIGENT AND LIVE BY BY BARTER. THEY ARE GOOD HUNTERS. THEY EXCHANGE BEADS. THEY SPEAK AS ORATORS. THEY LIVE ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY ON CARIBOU. THEY USED TO HAVE A LARGE POPULATION BUT BY 1866 THEIR RIVER IS ONLY 340 FOLKS.

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